Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/09/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Get the Kodak single use 6 step, I had nothing but trouble with the 3(4) step. Rolfe Tessem wrote: > Roy Zartarian wrote: > >> That's pretty much the process in a nutshell except that you have to >> pour and drain each step of the chemistry at the proper time, a task >> facilitated by the use of the correct Lift for the processor. Other >> items you might consider acquiring are a good mercury thermometer (I >> got mine from Edmund Scientific) to verify solution temperatures, >> appropriately graduated measuring cylinders (same source) if you >> decide to mix small batches of chemistry from a 5 liter 6-step kit, >> and a tupperware or Rubbermaid container to hold the stabilizer or >> final rinse since that stuff shouldn't be used on plastic reels. >> >> I've been doing my own E-6 for about 4 years now with a CPE-2 and now >> go to a lab only if I'm really at a loss for time. >> >> Roy > > > Roy, > > Do you use the 3 step or the 6 step kit? If you've used both, is there > still any noticeable advantage to the 6 step version? > > Rolfe > - -- Jim - http://www.hemenway.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html