12 VISUAL TROUBLESHOOTING OF PROCESS E-6
Once you have eliminated improper film storage and incorrect exposure as causes of
A visual check of the processed film is one way to make an initial diagnosis. You can make a more thorough determination of the cause of processing problems and the corrective action to take by plotting and evaluating your
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Troubleshooting from the Appearance of Processed Film
Appearance of Film
Possible Cause
Very High Maximum | No Edgeprint | First developer omitted | |
Density (very dark | Visible |
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no apparent image) |
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Edgeprint | First developer and color developer reversed | ||
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| Visible | Film not exposed | |
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Dark Overall |
| Inadequate time or low temperature in first developer | |
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| First or color developer diluted or exhausted | |
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| Color developer starter added to first developer | |
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| Too much first developer starter used | |
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| First developer or first and color developers underreplenished | |
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Very Dark (overall or in random areas) | Bleach or fixer (or both) omitted, reversed, diluted, exhausted, or underreplenished | ||
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LIght Overall |
| Too much time or high temperature in first developer | |
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| Film fogged by light before processing | |
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| First or color developer (or both) too concentrated | |
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| First or color developer (or both) overreplenished | |
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| First developer starter omitted | |
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| First developer contaminated with reversal bath or color developer | |
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| First developer contaminated with fixer | |
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Image Very Faint or No Image | First developer used twice or color developer omitted | ||
(film may show colored streaks) | Severe light fog | ||
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Overall Density Variation from Batch to Batch | Inconsistent | ||
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Blue |
| First developer contaminated with fixer | |
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| Reversal bath overconcentrated | |
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| Too little first developer starter used | |
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Cyan |
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Yellow |
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| Too much first developer starter used | |
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| Inadequate bleaching or fixing | |
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| First developer with color developer starter added | ||
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| Underreplenishment of first developer or color developer | |
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Low Density Blue; High Density Yellow | Color developer contaminated with fixer | ||
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Green |
| Reversal bath exhausted, diluted, or underreplenished | |
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| Film fogged by green safelight | |
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| Wash used between color developer and reversal bath | |
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| Color developer dilute | |
Color pH high
Too much Part A in color developer
Overreplenished color developer
A dilute color developer
Color developer mixed using first developer starter
Using KODAK Chemicals, Process |
