On 10/28/2007 7:01 AM piterengel spake thus:
> On Oct 28, 12:53 pm, Jean-David Beyer <jdbe...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> wrote:
>
>> It seems to me that if you are sure you used the solution for D-85
>> that you prepared, and get blank without even the edge numbers and
>> trademarks, before you even fixed the film, then the developer solution
>> must have been prepared incorrectly or the chemicals you used may
>> have been mislabelled. Assuming you are using 35mm film.
>>
>> In my experience, the sheet litho film (Kodak 2553, IIRC) not only has
>> no edge notches, making printing on the correct side something of an
>> artistic experience, but also it has no edge markings.
>>
>> Diluting the developper 10x will not help you.
>
> I'm sure both to have developed and not fixed the film and to have
> usaed the right chemicals. I think simply D-85 is too strong and
> completely unsuitable for Efke 35 mm film.
While I can sympathize with your frustration here, I think you're
mistaken in thinking that somehow a developer that's "too strong" for
film would give completely blank results. Think about it: if a developer
is too strong (i.e., too active), you're going to get something like
completely *black* film, not completely blank. Something else is
happening here. (Sorry, don't know enough about photochemistry to be of
any help.) Richard K.?
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