Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/04/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I actually wish I had somewhere other than the shower to hang my film. Or at least a 2nd one. My girlfriend invariably always needs to shower right after I finish hanging a couple rolls to dry. On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 4:43 PM, Jim Shulman <jshul at comcast.net> wrote: > Thanks! ?Sounds like I'll be hitting the showers tomorrow night <g> > Jim > > > -----Original Message----- > From: lug-bounces+jshul=comcast.net at leica-users.org > [mailto:lug-bounces+jshul=comcast.net at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of > Douglas > Barry > Sent: Wednesday, April 22, 2009 4:39 PM > To: Leica Users Group > Subject: Re: [Leica] Technical Question Film Processing > > >> On Apr 21, 2009, at 9:22 AM, Jim Shulman wrote: >> First, it is filled with dust spots, even though my basement is ?clean. >> Any >> thoughts on how to avoid this? ?I hung the film to dry from a ceiling >> rafter, with clips at top and bottom. > > Late, but I'll have to add to the shower room vote. I too turn on the > shower > > for a few seconds before I develop the roll just to kill off any dust > there. > > I use a minor splash of Ilfotol wetting agent in water at 1 + 200 and hang > them in the shower cubicle. I do NOT squeegee them or dry them with my > fingers. It seem to work for me provided I do not let the film curl on > itself and hang them up immediately. > > Douglas > _________ > Douglas Barry > Bray, Co. Wicklow > Republic of Ireland > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >