[Leica] Technical Question Film Processing

[imagist3 at mac.com (George Lottermoser)]

That was my technique as well.
Drop of photoflo in distilled water for final bath.
Film hung in stainless steel drying cabinet.

Regards,
George Lottermoser
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On Apr 21, 2009, at 9:13 AM, durling at cox.net wrote:

> Jim,
>
> Too much photoflo or your water can be a problem.  You certainly have
> different water than my well water, but I have a lot of calcium in  
> mine.
> What I do is after the wash I shake all the water out of the reels  
> that I
> can, then soak in distilled water with just a couple of drops of  
> photoflo
> in it.  I soak for 30 seconds to a minute only then hang to dry.   
> Too long
> in the photoflo is not good.
>
> Like others say the proper environment for drying makes a lot of
> difference.  Also some scanners show the dust more than others.
>
> Good luck,
>
> Mike Durling
>
> Original Message:
> -----------------
> From: Jim Shulman jshul at comcast.net
> Date: Tue, 21 Apr 2009 09:22:38 -0400
> To: lug at leica-users.org
> Subject: [Leica] Technical Question Film Processing
>
>
> I recently (finally) set up a film processing station in my  
> basement-which
> in 2009 makes me a bit like Rhett Butler signing up in time for  
> Appomattox.
>
>
>
> Amazingly, my first three rolls came out.  However, I had two major  
> problems
> with the processed film:
>
>
>
> First, it is filled with dust spots, even though my basement is  
> clean.  Any
> thoughts on how to avoid this?  I hung the film to dry from a ceiling
> rafter, with clips at top and bottom.
>
>
>
> Second, I had streaks across the film, even after a five-minute  
> wash cycle
> with photoflo.  Sample of the "syllabus of errors" at
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/focusit/george+records+2 
> +sm.jpg.html (and
> this after considerable photoshopping).
>
>
>
> Any assistance greatly appreciated.
>
>
>
> Jim Shulman
>
> Wynnewood, PA
>
>
>
>
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