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oh! thanks, well we are still testing and just yesterday we tryed with a vision 2 500T 16mm film and our solution barely removed the layer! You said that it is too strong putting in sodium hydroxide?? well this recipe for a prebath we got it out of a kodak manual ... but then again we are trying all the possible solutions to remove the rem-jet. We will try it out without the rest of the components but about how much sodium carbonate should it be enough for one liter of water? since that is the amount that takes to fill up the morse tank. And so far we have done the prebath after the bleaching, could it be done before adding on the developer?? Thank you for your reply.

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Hello we are a group of photographers from méxico city (TALLER SELENIUM) trying to succesfully process S8, 16 mm and 35 mm film without having to send it to some lab (kodak). Most of what we do is experimental so we work on our MORSE tanks with both color and black and white film using in the first case the C-41 PROCESS. The problem is that we cant get rid of the Antihalation layer so after we WASH, DEVELOP, BLEACH, WASH AND FIX there is still this dense layer (green colored)that we have tryed but with no results to remove. We have tryed a PREBATH (borax, Sodium Hydroxide, Sodium Sulfate (Anhydrous), and water) but the solution is very strong and has wiped away all of the emulsion. In other cases, we have done the C-41 process but the layer is still there, the negative is not clear. We were also wondering if this antihalation layer is stronger is some vision films, since we have developed normal vision and the layer is not that visible but is still there. But when we processed vision 2 and 3 working with ASA up to 500 the layer is very dense. If someone has any solution, response or has had any experience such as us, please share it with us. thanks http://danielselenium.blogspot.com/