I have noticed that on some of my images, I get very significant edge bleeding only on the C41 process. I have a JOBO CPP2 processor and have had flawless results with B&W and E6 but I seem to consistently get edge bleeding around the dens parts of a color negative. I have had this with Tetenal C41 and now similar issue with Unicolor C41 powder kit. I switched to Unicolor as an attempt to rule out Tetenal C41 as my issue.
The process I followed with the example image below was:
- Bring the processor to 100.4 F (38C) and let it stabilize for 15 minutes. I always measure with an accurate thermometer in addition to processor display to confirm.
- Loaded the film on a reel and let the tank pre-warm (without any water in tank) for 5 minutes per the instructions.
- Per the instructions, I developed for 3 minutes and 15 seconds. I stop the rotation around 6 seconds left on the timer and empty the tank.
- B&W Stop for 1 min - I did this after researching that this is a good step to correct this issue and though it has helped, the issue still remains.
- BLIX for 12 minutes
- Wash for 5 minutes with clean water every minute
- Stab for 1 minute
Here is a frame from the 120 roll that shows the issue that I am trying to resolve.
I would greatly appreciate any tips or help I can get to try to get past this.
Thanks!
Pali
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