Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/01/08

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Subject: [Leica] My first self-developed roll in 9 years
From: amr3 at uwm.edu (Alan Magayne-Roshak)
Date: Sun, 8 Jan 2012 19:39:38 -0600 (CST)

On Sun, 8 Jan 2012 Herbert Kanner <kanner at acm.org>wrote: 

>Congratulations! I learned to load a stainless steel tank by feel 
>(Nikor, Nikkor  [?] ) when I was high-school age and never retreated 
>to plastic ones. 

>Herb
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I learned with steel reels too, and never could have done what I used to do 
in the early '70's with plastic.  One of my first tasks in the job I still 
have was processing Kodak Direct Positive B&W film for a Mass Communications 
class.  I'd load two - 20 exposure rolls of film on each reel, back to back, 
and process 10 reels worth (on a long rod for agitation) in one gallon 
tubular glass tanks.  It was loading time plus 40 minutes processing time in 
the dark.

Don't miss doing that many at a time.  ;~)


Alan

Alan Magayne-Roshak, Senior Photographer
UPAA POY 1978
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University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
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