Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/06/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Better yet, just use distilled water in a squirt bottle. I hang the film then squirt distilled water down both sides and catch the drippings in a pan on the floor. Works like a charm. Chris At 10:49 AM 6/21/2007, you wrote: >Thanks Don for the advise. I'm not sure I'll follow "film dryer" route any >time soon - just a bit tight on space, but will certainly consider >photo-flo thing... >Will have ask around in photo shops whether they keep such in stock... > >Don Dory wrote: > >>Alex, >>Addressing the dirt and water streak issues. First, dilute some photo-flo >>at no more than label directions with distilled water and hang at an angle >>so that the water goes to the edge of the roll and then down and you will >>remove almost all spotting/water spot issues. Second, make or buy a film >>dryer so that one, dirt is almost completely eliminate and second, your >>film >>is dry in minutes instead of the next day. You can make a film dryer out >>of >>some schedule 40 PVC, a hair dryer, some HEPA filters for a vacuum and a >>small bit of very stiff wire or wide mesh screen to hold the reels inside >>the dryer. >> >>In the LUG archives there is a tremendous amount of information regarding >>processing B&W film. Also, questions to us will provide some extremely >>knowledgeable folks to answer. >> >>Thanks for showing the images and keep pushing the shutter release. >> >>On 6/21/07, Alex <alex@zabrovsky.com> wrote: >> >>> >>>Well, making a leap into a real B&W - first in my life, with manual >>>processing at home. >>>So far did two Tri-X 400 rolls (both in HC-110, dill. B for 6.5 minutes >>>at 20 deg.C). Still have lots to learn, but so far appears to be not so >>>bad... >>>Please check my galleries: >>>http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/alexz/All-around+local/ - last three >>>images >>> >>>http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/alexz/portraits+and+people/ - last 6 >>>images >>> >>>P.S. no major retouch has been done to save some time, so there is some >>>dirt and water residue appear - still have to learn how to cope with >>>these annoying issues.... >>> >>>Sincerely, Alex >>> >>> >>>_______________________________________________ >>>Leica Users Group. >>>See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> > > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information Chris Saganich, Sr. Physicist Weill Medical College of Cornell University New York Presbyterian Hospital chs2018@med.cornell.edu Ph. 212.746.6964 Fax. 212.746.4800 Office A-0049