Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/07/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>onetreehillclw wrote: > >> Being in New Orleans, the water here is terrible. >> Sometimes when I am drying the negatives, I get water spots on the film(b&w >> film).And I do use Zone IV photo-flo to eliminate this problem. Any >> suggestions for properly wiping or drying negatives? >I'm in KC and tho our water is fine I always use a soft cloth to wipe down the >non-emulsion side of my film after I hang it to dry. > >Wad up a piece of cloth in your hand, use just a bit to wipe the negs and make >darn certain that none of it wraps around and hits the emulsion or it will be >full of dust and lint. > >Lea I use a pair of those sponge-lined tongs that I think someone on the LUG here said you should never use. Before I wipe, I dip them in the same Photo-Flo in which I've just "rinsed" my film. Never suffered from water spots. Guy