Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/01/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Must be a function of water quality, then. dan c. At 08:23 PM 29-01-01 -0500, Martin Howard wrote: >Dan Cardish wrote: > >> Define what you mean by a "small amount of photoflo added to final wash". >> I follow the instructions to the letter, i.e, 1 part photoflo to 200 parts >> water. I soak the negatives in it for about 10 seconds, vigourously shake >> the reels to get rid of excess liquid, and then hand them to dry. I very >> rarely get any watermarks (and they'd show up for certain when I scan them; >> every other mark does). > >I follow the instructions to the letter too. I use a pipette to measure out >the amount of Photo-Flo (7ml for 5-reel tank, 3ml for 2-reel tank). I let >them soak for about 10-20s. I vigorously shake the buggers after having >taken them out of the tank to get rid of any excess water. AND I STILL GET >*(&#@!$ WATERMARKS!! > >In fact, generally, for some reason, my negs looked like they've been >dragged behind a pickup truck on a gravel road. > >M. > >-- >Martin Howard | "Common sense is just the layer of >Visiting Scholar, CSEL, OSU | prejudices put down before the age of >email: howard.390@osu.edu | eighteen." -- Albert Einstein >www: http://mvhoward.i.am/ +--------------------------------------- > >