Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/01/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]on 1/8/02 4:16 PM, Herbert & Lee Kanner at kanner@acm.org wrote: > I think you may be confusing paper and film. Not I ;) > Five minutes wash is > adequate for film. Not as far as I've been reading w/o using some sort of clearing agent... The running tap water method isn't a very good method for water changing so I assume it takes longer than most other methods w/ agitation... > In fact, for C41, three minutes is recommended. Wouldn't know as I don't do my own C-41... > The recommendation for a long wash time is undoubtedly for fiber base > paper. Yes that too... > Do use hardener with film. It protects the fragile emulsion and does > no harm, repeat, does no harm. I've seen a warnings on the a persons Tec pan processing and on the Ilford site stating it's only necessary if processing at high temps... Glad it will do no harm though. > Hardener is unnecessary for the relatively tough emulsion of paper, > and, if hardener is used, it becomes virtually impossible to us > spotting dyes. Do not use hardener with paper. Only doing film right now. Thanks for the feedack! - -- John Chicago, IL http://SlideOne.com ==================== - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html