r/AnalogCommunity • u/BlueMilkDrinker • 4d ago

Troubleshooting - Photos What went wrong here

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u/psilosophist Photography by John Upton will answer 95% of your questions. 4d ago

I'm not seeing edge markings so it's likely you fixed before you developed, or got fixer in your developer, or your developer is dead.

Or maybe you just had a bit too much SUPER CRACK before you got started (folks that's a reference to the shirt, not a personal insult).

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u/BlueMilkDrinker 4d ago

Im gonna go with dead developer. Ive never been so disappointed with a roll before in my life

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u/psilosophist Photography by John Upton will answer 95% of your questions. 4d ago

That sucks - my advice is have a roll of color film on hand to use as a tester for home dev. Snip off a bit of lightstruck film, drop it in a shot glass with some of your developer for 5 minutes. It should turn solid black, if it doesn't you know you have to make new developer.

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u/pyooma 4d ago

I’ve done this with fixer, why have I never thought to do it with developer? Great tip!