Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/02/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I invert twice every 30 seconds. Not too vigourously, perhaps 1-2 seconds per inversion. I never get streaking or uneven development marks on my negs. Patterson 2 or 3 reel tank. Dan C. At 07:25 PM 28-02-00 +0000, John Brownlow wrote: >I address this to Mark, cause he's a guru, and Stephen, cause his pix have a >beautifully even tonality. But I would like to hear from others. > >Agitation. 35mm. In tanks. Whaddya do? > >Ever since I bought a film scanner I have become aware of unevenness in my >negs. They are more dense at the edges. It has to be to do with my >agitation, which is usually two (slowish) twist and rotate inversions per >30secs (these take around 8 seconds) after 30s continuous at the start. > >I get the density problem whatever the length of time of development, from 3 >mins to 11 mins. A total pain in the arse. > >OT, maybe, but all the pix are shot with a leica, and I respect the opinions >of folks on this list. > >I could post negs if anyone was interested, but the problem is pretty >simple. > >Too much agitation? Too little? Or the wrong kind? It has to be one of them. > > >-- >John Brownlow > > photos: http://www.pinkheadedbug.com > music: http://www.jukebox.demon.co.uk > > > >