Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/01/05

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Subject: Re: [Leica] OT-- Fixing Times
From: Eric Welch <eric@jphotog.com>
Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2004 19:32:44 -0800
References: <018101c3d3be$c82d8820$6401a8c0@lan.artvader.com> <008501c3d3cb$26469e90$cb0110ac@CCA4A5EF37E11E> <6.0.1.1.0.20040106053706.02e2f9a0@pacific.net.sg>

Actually, I believe the rapid fixer is best. The less time the film 
spends wet the better it is for minimizing grain - obviously though 
this has to be balanced against making sure the fixer is gone after 
washing. And modern films are less prone to reticulation, but I think 
the principle still stands.

Eric Welch
Carlsbad, CA
http://www.jphotog.com

Never slap a man who's chewing tobacco. - Will Rogers.
On Jan 5, 2004, at 1:42 PM, D Khong wrote:

> Is film better off being souped with a fixer requiring 6 mins (like 
> Agfa-fixer) as compared to rapid-fixers (Kodak) that does the job in 
> 1/3 the time, or is there actually no difference?

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