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Kayos

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First Monobath shots
« on: April 01, 2015, 07:58:33 PM »
Got all the stuff today, eagerly mixed them up and warmed to a toasty 27degc, then dunked a roll of Retro 400s I found hiding at the back of the fridge

Retro400s_Monobath-006 by Kayos Photos, on Flickr

Retro400s_Monobath-010 by Kayos Photos, on Flickr

Retro400s_Monobath-002 by Kayos Photos, on Flickr

Results are better than I expected, the lines are due to poor fixing, so either more time in the mix or a bit tweaking of the mix, I would also advise anyone trying this that a bit of initial agitation may be the way to go, I didn't and had a black line along the top edge of the film, but there was more than enough to cover it. I also didn't pre-wash, but I will try that next time as I generally do as a rule

I may throw this first lot away and mix more, with a syringe for the HC-110, syrup is an understatement! I will be trying with some TRI-X next time, hopefully in the near future

As a side note, there is only 3 shots from this roll as it was from testing a camera, I thought id ruined the whole roll hence it being left in the fridge undeveloped

Francois

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Re: First Monobath shots
« Reply #1 on: April 01, 2015, 11:14:04 PM »
It could just be that the chemicals were not completely and evenly mixed...
Francois

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