What went wrong? cloudy negatives

[Crown-LF]

I developed 4 sheets of HP5 @400 in Ilfosol yesterday and the results were not good!
I haven't had this issue before, check the photos to see what I mean.

I tried re-fixing and rewashing them just now, but no luck. I read that not enough time fixing could be the issue.


But it seems to not be a fixing issue?

Any help is much appreciated as I'd like to avoid this happening again.

I developed using a 445 stearman tank with Ilfosol, ilford stop and fixer, all at 20 C

Another thing to note is one of the 4 sheets I developed came out fine, which I'm just confused by. the other negatives are so dark.

[Tin Can]

Infosol was the very first developer I used 10 years ago when returning to film

I found better

[ic-racer]

Reversal process?

[Nigel Smith]

I think unfixed negs are best described as 'milky' rather than 'cloudy'. Looking at your images they look more like uneven development. Did you develop all 4 sheets at once?

[Crown-LF]

I did, yes. Usually I do 2 at a time. This was the first time using both sides of the 2 holders the tank came with.

[Crown-LF]

I think unfixed negs are best described as 'milky' rather than 'cloudy'. Looking at your images they look more like uneven development. Did you develop all 4 sheets at once?

I did, yes. Usually I do 2 at a time. This was the first time using both sides of the 2 holders the tank came with.

[Alan9940]

Looks like uneven development to me, too. What version holders are you using? Are you sure you loaded the holders with the emulsion side facing out? What agitation technique do you use? Do you use a water pre-wash? Assuming you've successfully developed negatives in the Stearmann tank in the past, has anything changed about your development routine?

[Crown-LF]

Looks like uneven development to me, too. What version holders are you using? Are you sure you loaded the holders with the emulsion side facing out? What agitation technique do you use? Do you use a water pre-wash? Assuming you've successfully developed negatives in the Stearmann tank in the past, has anything changed about your development routine?

I'm using the latest holders (4?), I'm 90% certain I loaded them correctly. I don't pre-wash, no.
I think my agitation technique was a bit different. the first few time's I developed I agitated more forcefully. This time I reread the instructions that came with the tank and followed their method. Though, if one shot came out perfectly fine...something else must be at play?

[Alan9940]

I'm using the latest holders (4?), I'm 90% certain I loaded them correctly. I don't pre-wash, no.
I think my agitation technique was a bit different. the first few time's I developed I agitated more forcefully. This time I reread the instructions that came with the tank and followed their method. Though, if one shot came out perfectly fine...something else must be at play?

You should be fine with the v4 holders. I have had issues with arriving at an agitation technique that works ALL THE TIME with the SP-445. Others love this tank and have no problems with it. Me, I moved to the following: https://20thcenturycamera.com/produc...load-film-reel. Never have had a single issue with this setup and all negs have always been evenly developed. I do a pre-wash, though.

Yes, very odd that one sheet is fine and the others not. These are always very frustrating things to figure out. Good luck!

[Jojje]

Negatives sticking together partly during development?
I've had something like this happening when loading Combi-Plan tank full (6 sheets) and not being easy with agitation. Sheet with emulsion side facing outwards (not another film) might bu just fine.