Re: [Largeformat] Re: Developing Problem with Tmax

["Pete Caluori" <pcaluori@hotmail.com>]

From: "Pete Caluori" <pcaluori@hotmail.com>

>From: "Karl Wolz" <wolzphoto@worldnet.att.net>
>I've been kinda half following this thread, and may have missed your ruling
>this out, but If these ten sheets were developed in one batch, I would tend
>to suspect that you somehow managed to contaminate the developer (or 
>perhaps
>the tank or your mixing graduate) with fixer.  A small amount of residue
>form the last batch would reactivate the fix and considerably reduce the
>activity of the developer.

Greetings,

Since I don't believe in Gremlins, this makes about the most sense.  I don't 
cross contaminate containers, graduates, etc., but perhaps a few drops of 
fixer found their way into the developer.  I did pour the developer first 
and it was nearby in an open container.  I'm usually very careful about 
these things, but ...

Thanks for that piece of wisdom Karl!  I'll certainly pay more attention in 
the future.

Regards,  Pete