andym911 Posted December 8, 2008 Share #1 Posted December 8, 2008 Advertisement (gone after registration) My last two fils have serious base fogging, so much so that the negs are more or less useless.The fogging is very uniform. Interestingly enough one was TriX and the other Neopan, same Dev for both.And used different cameras so am sure its not the camera. Now I am trying to find the root cause. I am assuming the films are ok as they are well within their shelf life and are stored in the fridge. I am checking: 1.light leakage in my dev tank , although I would not expect that to be an issue, as the fogging is so uniform 2.My changing bag, but also here I am doubtful dure to the uniformity. 3.The developer itself...here I am not sure of the HC110 is too old would it or could it result in such a base fogging? comments and thoughts appreciated. cheers andy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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chilihead Posted December 8, 2008 Share #2 Posted December 8, 2008 Too strong of stop bath? - Just use plain water rinse. How about your fixer? Was it fresh? You should use distilled water for pre-rinse, developer, rinse and fix! And - total control of temperature at all times is paramount - 68 degrees F is recommended. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andym911 Posted December 8, 2008 Author Share #3 Posted December 8, 2008 I never use stop bath in the last 20 years(always just water rinse), and the fix was fresh..my temperature is always constant and this year I developed over 150 films using the exact same method...must admit I am a at a bit of a loss... Will process a fresh film today with new chemicals and let you know. thanks very much for replying. andy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tgray Posted December 8, 2008 Share #4 Posted December 8, 2008 How old are the films and how were they stored. Were they exposed to a lot of heat? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shootist Posted December 8, 2008 Share #5 Posted December 8, 2008 There was a thread not long ago where the OP had what looked like light streaks across the negatives at the holes. It turned out to be old/weak fixer, I think, and once he RE-Fixed the film the streaks went away. I use stop bath, fixer, Hypo clearing agent and photo flo. Don't like running the water for to long as that costs more money. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andym911 Posted December 8, 2008 Author Share #6 Posted December 8, 2008 gents..thanks for all comments.....problem solved. My developer was "over the hill"....tried a new bottle of HC today and all is back to normal. I guess that when the stuff turns dark brown I should have reacted:( cheers andy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPerson Posted December 8, 2008 Share #7 Posted December 8, 2008 Advertisement (gone after registration) Andy - you seem to have eliminated most of the obvious causes so it really leaves the developer - I think I am right in that you usually use HC-110? It will probably be a) exhausted or contaminated. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPerson Posted December 8, 2008 Share #8 Posted December 8, 2008 Bummer - that's what happens when you start a reply and the phone rings!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andym911 Posted December 8, 2008 Author Share #9 Posted December 8, 2008 thanks anyway....we live and learn:) andy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andym911 Posted December 8, 2008 Author Share #10 Posted December 8, 2008 here the test shot that put a smile on my face when I took it out of the fixer.... not because of the shot..just because the film was 'how it should be' Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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