Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/12/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Preheat the tank with the film in the tank for 5 minutes. No water. If you happen to get uneven development (highly unlikely) then presoak in water for 2 minutes instead of the 5 min dry preheat. Whatever method of tank agitation will work OK as long as it is often enough. I would recommend two inversion/rotates every 30 seconds. This process is pretty bullet proof. Not much can go wrong. Use 86°F (30°C). Jim At 12:03 AM 12/8/2001 +0000, Bob Parsons wrote: >I'd like to use this process for one shot development in tanks with >inversion agitation. > >The instructions for the 5 litre kit say it has been designed for optimal >development using rotary processors. Does anyone know the times/temperatures >and agitation routine for use with non rotary tanks. I think Kodak C-41 >flexicolor kits used to recommend one invertion cycle (invert and return to >upright) every 3 secs as being equivalent to rotary processing. > >Also, the instructions state the first step is "Pre-heat the developer >can" for 5 mins. It's not clear if this is a water presoak of the film >or tempering of the drum (with the film dry) in a water bath? > >Thanks. > >Bob Parsons, bobp@dodo.demon.co.uk - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html