I believe that’s the anti-halation layer. I’ve avoided the purple tint in some black and white films by pre-rinsing the film before developing. I fill the tank with the proper temperature water, soak, then pour it out. Repeat until the water runs clear, then start the developer. The tint won’t make too much of a difference if you’re printing from the negative on black and white paper or scanning (where it can be easily removed in your photo editing software). Hope that helps!
This's my personal experience, that you can try with increased fixing time. I got the same issue then I kept it longer in the fixing process like 3 or 4 mins.
You should never pour your chemicals down the drain! Rather, you should pour them into a container and, when the container is full, take it to your recycling station where it can be disposed of properly. I can't believe people still pour chemicals down the drain! It's just irresponsible.
Unless you are a photofinisher developing hundreds of rolls every day, it really does not matter. Developers in small quantities are harmless - they will be destroyed before they even reach the cleaning plant. Silver, which is present in used fixer, can affect the biological cleaning process in big quantities. However, in small quantities, this is normally not an issue. Official rules in some localities can be very strict, but they have been made with professional users in mind. In reality, stuff like laundry detergent are very much bigger problem to the environment than the people developing film. I would say you should think about your waste at the point when separating silver from your fixer and bleach-fix will become economically viable. This kind of bleeding about environmental hazard, when there is no real hazard is like saying you should not fly, because otherwise the planet Earth will immediately die. It is a huge exaggeration of the effect of your actions.
You'd shit if you knew where most "recycled " chemicals, even hazardous ones wind up. Best case scenario they get buried, most likely they get dumped in other drains or incinerated.But you can actually recycle the chemicals yourself, fixer and photoflo are almost infinitely reusable(and photoflo is chemically dishwasher liquid). According to kodak d76 at stock strength can be reused as is if stored properly for "up to a year"
Really good video Matthew, could you please tell me what APP you use for various film & chemistry developing guides? Thanks again!
Good Video, I develop my own film as a Hobby, I do trail photography a lot.
Nice smooth workflow, Matt
Thank you so much, Dave!
Nice video. Thank you.
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Thank you. Very good video.
why my film looks purple? Do you have any advice? Thanks
I believe that’s the anti-halation layer. I’ve avoided the purple tint in some black and white films by pre-rinsing the film before developing. I fill the tank with the proper temperature water, soak, then pour it out. Repeat until the water runs clear, then start the developer. The tint won’t make too much of a difference if you’re printing from the negative on black and white paper or scanning (where it can be easily removed in your photo editing software). Hope that helps!
@@MatthewArringtonphoto thanks for your reply. I will try it according to the method you mentioned.
This's my personal experience, that you can try with increased fixing time. I got the same issue then I kept it longer in the fixing process like 3 or 4 mins.
You should never pour your chemicals down the drain! Rather, you should pour them into a container and, when the container is full, take it to your recycling station where it can be disposed of properly. I can't believe people still pour chemicals down the drain! It's just irresponsible.
Unless you are a photofinisher developing hundreds of rolls every day, it really does not matter. Developers in small quantities are harmless - they will be destroyed before they even reach the cleaning plant. Silver, which is present in used fixer, can affect the biological cleaning process in big quantities. However, in small quantities, this is normally not an issue. Official rules in some localities can be very strict, but they have been made with professional users in mind. In reality, stuff like laundry detergent are very much bigger problem to the environment than the people developing film. I would say you should think about your waste at the point when separating silver from your fixer and bleach-fix will become economically viable.
This kind of bleeding about environmental hazard, when there is no real hazard is like saying you should not fly, because otherwise the planet Earth will immediately die. It is a huge exaggeration of the effect of your actions.
@@b6983832 Of course it matters. What a silly argument.
You'd shit if you knew where most "recycled " chemicals, even hazardous ones wind up. Best case scenario they get buried, most likely they get dumped in other drains or incinerated.But you can actually recycle the chemicals yourself, fixer and photoflo are almost infinitely reusable(and photoflo is chemically dishwasher liquid). According to kodak d76 at stock strength can be reused as is if stored properly for "up to a year"