Mamiya C220 TriX400 Xtol Feb 25
Open later on. From a slightly disappointing roll of Tri-X, shot on the Mamiya C220 and developed in Xtol. Many of the negatives have vertical marks from top to bottom, not consistent with scratches and I don't think they look like light leaks either. This film looked very wet when I took it out of the final distilled water bath. I usually don't, but this time I decided to do a gentle two finger squeegee. I am now wondering if the fixer I used isn't so suitable for this combination of film and developer and the surface was still a little too soft. The last couple of frames didn't seem as bad and that would be wear there was less contact at the bottom of the strip. Always a lesson.
Mamiya C220 TriX400 Xtol Feb 25
Open later on. From a slightly disappointing roll of Tri-X, shot on the Mamiya C220 and developed in Xtol. Many of the negatives have vertical marks from top to bottom, not consistent with scratches and I don't think they look like light leaks either. This film looked very wet when I took it out of the final distilled water bath. I usually don't, but this time I decided to do a gentle two finger squeegee. I am now wondering if the fixer I used isn't so suitable for this combination of film and developer and the surface was still a little too soft. The last couple of frames didn't seem as bad and that would be wear there was less contact at the bottom of the strip. Always a lesson.