Pink negatives?

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Hello everyone

So this evening I developed a roll of FP4 125ISO and Tri-X 400ISO, both came out very nicely but the negs have a fairly pink cast to them.

I used a fresh batch of perceptol with Ilford stop bath and fixer as always...what could have caused the pinkness?

The negs are still utterly usable but this pink cast is new to me...

Any opinions appreciated!
 
Coloured negatives tend to be either a fixer problem, or a washing problem.

Fixer - correct dilution, positive it is fresh (do a clip test perhaps), adequate amount of time fixing, adequate volume of liquid used?

Washing - what were your wash steps? Anti-halation backing that hasn't completely been removed is a very common cause of coloured negatives.
 
I really don't know...maybe the fixer is old...that is all I can think.
The one film I admittedly did not rinse before development...I rinse thoroughly between all steps though, dvelop, stop bath and fix.

Will do the next film with fresh fixer and see how it goes...

Cheers for the response!
 
i would refix the negs with a fresh fix this shouldcure your issues
 
antonroland said:
Yep! Thoroughly too.
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you should go straight from dev to stop, it does what it says on the tin stops the dev action immediately, filling with water gives you a diltue dev mix and developement will continue, therefore losing your control over dev times
 
antonroland said:
Will do the next film with fresh fixer and see how it goes...
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Paul_W said:
i would refix the negs with a fresh fix this shouldcure your issues
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As Paul suggests, you can (and should) refix with fresh fixer. I find Ilford Rapid fixer lasts quite a long time though, so I'm wondering how old yours is :shrug:

I'd do a clip test first to check whether it is the fixer which is indeed exhausted, if so, mix up fresh fix and re-fix.
 
Done and happy to report, problem solved!:thumbs:

I think I went a bit on the stingy side and diluted 1+9...new batch at 1+4 so will see how it goes.

Thanks guys!
 
antonroland said:
Done and happy to report, problem solved!:thumbs:

I think I went a bit on the stingy side and diluted 1+9...new batch at 1+4 so will see how it goes.

Thanks guys!
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Only causes more headaches in the long run, like pulling your negatives out and finding they are pink! :bonk:

1+4 dilution fix lasts absolutely ages, you'll get plenty of rolls out of a bottle.
 
freecom2 said:
Only causes more headaches in the long run, like pulling your negatives out and finding they are pink! :bonk:

1+4 dilution fix lasts absolutely ages, you'll get plenty of rolls out of a bottle.
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Pink NEGATIVES??? NO!!!!!:D

So noted, will advise in future as to how far it goes!

Cheers again for the reponses:thumbs:
 
Out of curiosity, on a purely rolls per liter basis, does the bottle do as films at 1+4 as at 1+9. Other issues aside,
 
steveo_mcg said:
Out of curiosity, on a purely rolls per liter basis, does the bottle do as films at 1+4 as at 1+9. Other issues aside,
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Ilford doesn't even suggest using 1+9 in anything but paper fixing in the data sheets: http://www.ilfordphoto.com/Webfiles/2011427111531653.pdf

It's not an expensive chemical, especially considering how often it can be re-used. To give some rough figures, my 1 litre batch (1+4 dilution, so 250mL of concentrate) has lasted for 20 rolls and is still definitely good for a fair few more rolls.

At £10.39 for a 1 litre bottle of concentrate, that works out at 12p per film. If I get more than 26 films out of this batch, the cost goes below 10p a roll. And with clip testing, you always know whether you need to mix up a fresh batch.
 
freecom2 said:
Ilford doesn't even suggest using 1+9 in anything but paper fixing in the data sheets: http://www.ilfordphoto.com/Webfiles/2011427111531653.pdf

It's not an expensive chemical, especially considering how often it can be re-used. To give some rough figures, my 1 litre batch (1+4 dilution, so 250mL of concentrate) has lasted for 20 rolls and is still definitely good for a fair few more rolls.

At £10.39 for a 1 litre bottle of concentrate, that works out at 12p per film. If I get more than 26 films out of this batch, the cost goes below 10p a roll. And with clip testing, you always know whether you need to mix up a fresh batch.
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No counter argument there! I think I must have got confused with paper developer numbers...anyhow, fixed now...
 
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