C-41 process and T-max film?????

[Jason_Hoss]

I agree with David. The most that can be done is one, harp on the lab for a bone headed mistake. Two, talk to your employee about the bone headed mistake. We all make them but its what we learn from it that makes it non-repeatable. I can confidently say that I've never done that before. Though, there are others things that I have done that would make you think it was my first day on the job. I've learned some of the most important lessons through my own mistakes. Hopefully, whatever was on the roll is repeatable.

[DougAxford]

If it's any consulation, the film probably made a mess of their QC (quality control targets) for the next few days.

Kodak used to make B&W paper that went through RA4. Prints lasted a few years and then went various shades of brown.

I had a roll of 220 C-41 wrap around the developer rollers in an old Colenta once. It was wedding shots from the studio. When editing the next day, we were missing one roll. I went searching - starting with the lights out, then flashlight, then lights on and finally found it. I sent the roll through the rest of the process and believe it or not I actually got a few prints off the roll. I think it was a 3 minute exposure vs. the normal 4 seconds. The skin tone was a might freakish.

I had the cheapy camera card that came with my first digital camera go through the laundry once. It's still usable today & the images weren't lost. Gotta love digital!! I wonder if anyone had film go through the laundry?? A whole new forum for this one.

Anyway, your B&W roll is toast. If it's not fixed fully, you can send it back through the fix, but other than that it can be used for decorating your office at Xmas. Keep it for the museum.

Doug

[Ron_Beezley]

Just for the record it was my step neice that did the blunder(she does not work for me) and the pictures were of her pregnancy (about 8 months)... I told her to take it to the B&W lab that I use but she took it to walfart sorry for the spelling so I had no control over it after she left the studio. The prints were to be Fathers day gifts for her husband.... trying to help her out, you can guess the rest of the story.
Ron