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Subject: [Leica] Film processing in almost clean water?
From: richard at richardmanphoto.com (Richard Man)
Date: Sun, 6 Jul 2014 02:19:53 -0700
References: <EBF7CA0A-27D5-44F4-8754-5290ACC97CCB@mac.com> <CFDE58F8.45C4B%chris@chriscrawfordphoto.com>

That sounds nasty. If I were you, I would at the minimum install a good
consumer grade filtering system. No way would I drink colored water, or
develop film with it :-)


On Sat, Jul 5, 2014 at 10:40 PM, Chris Crawford <
chris at chriscrawfordphoto.com> wrote:

> I'd be reluctant to use or even drink such water. My grandpa had well
> water, lots of minerals, and even unsoftened it was clean and clear. If it
> is yellow, it may have contamination from industrial pollution. There have
> been some instances recently of oil and gas drilling contaminating ground
> water, making it yellow and unsafe to drink.
>
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> On 7/6/14 1:33 AM, "Richard Endress" <rendress at mac.com> wrote:
>
> >Hello the group,
> >
> >I am in new digs and about to start B&W film processing again.  The
> >problem is the water here has some color to it, faint yellow.  It is
> >potable well water, softened and filtered twice before it gets to the
> >tap. But still has some color.  I am told it is from leaves and bark
> >buried deep in the water table.  I will mix my chemicals with distilled
> >water of course but when I wash after hypo-clearing will I get speckles
> >from the water?  Anybody have any experience with this situation?
> >
> >
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