Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/03/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On 3/2/2010 4:48 PM, Mark Rabiner wrote: >> Do you squeegy the water off the negs after hanging? That's how I was >> trained >> but now wonder if that might be a source of scratches? >> Rob >> Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: "Sue Pearce"<bs.pearce at cox.net> >> Date: Tue, 2 Mar 2010 16:14:17 >> To:<lug at leica-users.org> >> Subject: Re: [Leica] Wendy;s developing. >> >> >> Wendy, >> > > That has not worked for me. > What has worked for me is using my first and second fingers like scissors > to lightly pull most the water dragged off the bottom once they're hung. If > there is a piece of grit in there you'd feel it and stop pulling down is > the > thing. Smart sponges. > Time and time again I'd try not first squeegee and I'd get marks. > Who wants marks? Not me. > > [Rabs] > Mark William Rabiner > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > Sorry if this has already been mentioned, but a good darkroom water filter is needed for rinsing, as well as fixer and stop. A film washer is a good investment - you put the reels in and it fills up, dumps, then fills up again and so on. The final soak in PhotoFlo should be in distilled (water). In my darkroom I always used local mineral water for developing, because it started as distilled and they added the same amount of minerals each time. I liked the result better for developer than distilled. I just used two fingers to take off the excess water, whatever the film size. The temp on all steps should be reasonably close, especially developer/stop/fix. Personally, I like those little CF and SD cards a lot better. Ken Carney Oklahoma City, Oklahoma