[Largeformat] Re: Developing Problem with Tmax

["Pieter Muller" <pmuller@wxs.nl>]

From: "Pieter Muller" <pmuller@wxs.nl>

Pete,

I myself had a similar experience. I discovered that Tmax needs more fixing
time
(most of the time twice as much!) than the classical silver grain films such
as
Ilford Delta 100, FP4, HP5 and even Agfa APX 100.

Running yor films through the fixing bath again might improve the images on
your negatives.
I further discovered that the cast on the negatives has an effect on
multicontrast papers!

The problem mentioned and the fact that I did not like the grain on Tmax
made me switch to Afga APX 100.

Regards, Pieter

Pete wrote:
>   Date: Tue, 07 Dec 1999 07:15:23 PST
>   From: "Pete Caluori" <pcaluori@hotmail.com>
>Subject: Developing Problem with Tmax
>
>Greetings,
>Several months ago I purchased a box of 4x5 Tmax 100, when I ran out of my
>standard film Ilford Delta 100. About one half of the box was exposed and
>processed without problems. I had a number of film holder that were loaded
>with the remainder and they have been sitting around. When I developed then
>(in Xtol, same batch as the previous) all ten negatives came out extremely
>thin, as if grossly underexposed, but yet there is detail. Additionally,
the
>negatives have a somewhat greenish/gray cast. All of the chemicals were
good
>and the same batch has been used to successfully develop some Delta 100.
Has
>anyone ever experienced something like this? What could have possible
caused
>this?
>
>P.S. The exposures were O.K. as some duplicate shots were made on Delta 100
>and they came out perfectly. Thanks!
>
>Regards, Pete
>
>
>