Re: [Leica] bad fixing? (was Chemical re-use)

["Mike Durling" <durling@widomaker.com>]

It sure sounds like incomplete fixing.  Perhaps there wasn't enough fixer to
cover the film completely.  Refixing should clear those areas but should not
affect the correctly fixed areas.  When I used to process movie film in the
'70s once in a while we would get bleach stains from exhausted ferrocyanide
bleach (the replenisher tank was stained and we couldn't see when it was
empty).  We just ran the film through again and the stains went away.

Mike D

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Sent: Monday, August 06, 2001 7:00 AM
Subject: [Leica] bad fixing? (was Chemical re-use)


>
> the edges of 2 of my rolls have unclear areas on edges on the second half
> of the roll, not extending into the sprocket area.  (it looks almost like
the
> film prior to developing)   does this indicate incomplete fixing?
> can i do something to refix this film?
>
> thanks,
>
> -rei
>
>
> > From: "Mitch Brown" <leicameter@hotmail.com>
> >
> > used repeatedly as long as it has a indicator. Fixer can be used for
quite a
> > while before it becomes unusable. There is no good reason to dump the
fixer
> > after one use.
>