Who remember previous post about an horrible negative of mine?

I have done today four tests, with four different developers, new fix
and reduced fix time. Like you suggested there is something wrong in
fix... test test test!! Alone in the dark testing today!! Is a rainy
day!!

I really think that the negative was destroyed by two differents factors
at the same time.

First of all I was helped by a friend in preparing the fix solution and
other stuff, bEcause he was a friends who wanted to learn more on
photography, ok?

First reason:
He says to me that he did fix solution slightly more concentrated than
usual, like I use to do.  But alot more concentrated: 1:3 instead
instead **1+3,5** that is very different with rapid fixers. So I think
that more acidic environment subtle wounded the emoulsion. Then a
excessive fixing time: 10' instead of 5'-7,5' as I do when FRESH.
More fixing time and concentration, this time and with this rolls, not
did more bleach on highlits, like many books says but makes like burns
and bubbles on the emulsion.

Second reason:
not stable water temperature.
usually in my lab there is always 24?C. This time i can see that there
are a couple of ?C more high and low. But i beleieve that this cannot
affect at all the washing but can help in desruption of film.

Sorry people for using NG as reporting my esperiments, but after this i
feel more sure of my self (and of course, less of my learning friend....

Today tests results with as usual stock treatments?
Perfect negatives... and  I feel more comfortable with myself!

Ciao,
Stefano