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My first blank roll of film!
« on: February 22, 2014, 09:14:40 PM »
Kind of surprised it took so long, really :D

What does it mean again when you can't even see the frame numbers? It was Portra 400, and I presoaked it in water before developing, and I bleach bypassed it, but I've done both of those before. The only variable was that I was using old developer, so I added a minute to the developing time. Last roll I added 30 seconds and it was fine.
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Re: My first blank roll of film!
« Reply #1 on: February 22, 2014, 09:38:44 PM »
Chemistry is never linear when it reacts. And mistakes are always an option.
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Re: My first blank roll of film!
« Reply #2 on: February 22, 2014, 09:39:04 PM »
Sounds like it wasn't developed.  Sure you didn't get things in the wrong order (fixed before you developed)?
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Re: My first blank roll of film!
« Reply #3 on: February 22, 2014, 10:02:00 PM »
Definitely dev -> fix -> rinse -> stab. I wanted to mix up new dev anyways, this is the perfect excuse to dump this batch :)
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Re: My first blank roll of film!
« Reply #4 on: February 22, 2014, 10:27:12 PM »
Film is magic
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Re: My first blank roll of film!
« Reply #5 on: February 22, 2014, 11:53:11 PM »
hope it wasn't any shots you'll miss too much. by your tone, I guess not. so that's a relief :)
by what I know: if no edge markings can be seen then it ain't developed.

hm... I've had c-41 die on me suddenly after not using it for a while. if treated right and without any air in the bottles people seem to just add minutes after minutes to keep it going. but yeah, sack it and begin a new batch of chems to avoid worries :)
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Re: My first blank roll of film!
« Reply #6 on: February 23, 2014, 12:20:55 AM »
Yeah, luckily it wasn't a "project" or anything ... actually, mostly just curious to see how Portra looks bleach bypassed. It's only been a week maybe since I used the dev, but I'm not at all conscientious about avoiding air and heat, so maybe it did indeed die a sudden death. New developer it shall be!
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Re: My first blank roll of film!
« Reply #7 on: February 23, 2014, 07:01:19 PM »
Well, you now know how it looks developer-bypassed  :P
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Re: My first blank roll of film!
« Reply #8 on: February 23, 2014, 07:48:14 PM »
Quote from: Francois on February 23, 2014, 07:01:19 PM
Well, you now know how it looks developer-bypassed  :P

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Re: My first blank roll of film!
« Reply #9 on: February 23, 2014, 08:23:10 PM »
I'm a developing noob but I agree that the most likely culprit is exhausted developer. Or you recited the spell incorrectly ;)
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Re: My first blank roll of film!
« Reply #10 on: February 23, 2014, 08:24:32 PM »
Quote from: limr on February 23, 2014, 08:23:10 PM
Or you recited the spell incorrectly ;)

Ah, of course! I recited it backwards by mistake! Silly me.
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Re: My first blank roll of film!
« Reply #11 on: February 23, 2014, 10:26:48 PM »
The magic spell goes
Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn, and caldron bubble.

Using Hocus-Cadabra and Abra-Pocus doesn't work  ;D
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Re: My first blank roll of film!
« Reply #12 on: February 24, 2014, 08:34:25 PM »
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Re: My first blank roll of film!
« Reply #13 on: February 24, 2014, 09:26:03 PM »
Mary Poppins would be proud :)
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Re: My first blank roll of film!
« Reply #14 on: February 26, 2014, 12:25:31 PM »
No frame numbers would suggest chemistry problem, or the whole film was exposed to light

Was it clear (well orange) or dark?
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