Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/02/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I used too much Photo-flo on round one. "A few drops" is what I'll go with going forward. The stop is cheap enough that I can go with bottled water on that as well. Back in the day, I wouldn't squeegee negs- just used the two fingers approach. I rinsed the reels in the can in running water; it would probably be better to rinse the reels free of the can. I got some really good images these last two days with the M6/Tri-X combination- portraits of Afghan farmers, interesting landscapes, a citadel that Alexander the Great built, and a hopeful grab of an AN-12 four engine Russian turboprop landing 30 meters away from my vantage point. I can't blow these images so I will take every tip to heart and wait for the Hewes reels before I run them. Wendy On Sun, Feb 28, 2010 at 9:13 PM, Jefffery Smith <jsmith342 at gmail.com> wrote: > I do with Paterson and Samigon reels. They are pretty tough. I don't with > Durst though. They are the fragile, clear plastic. > > Jeffery > > > On Feb 28, 2010, at 10:11 AM, Mark Pope wrote: > > > I used to put my (plastic) Paterson reels in the dishwasher from time to > time. Worked a treat - they came out like new. > > > > Cheers > > > > > > > > Mark Pope, > > Swindon, Wilts > > UK > > > > Homepage http://www.monomagic.co.uk > > Blog http://www.monomagic.co.uk/blog > > Picture a week (2010) > http://www.monomagic.co.uk/index.php?gallery=paw/2010 > > Picture a week (2009) > http://www.monomagic.co.uk/index.php?gallery=paw/2009 > > (2008) > http://www.monomagic.co.uk/index.php?gallery=paw/2008 > > > > > > Jefffery Smith wrote: > >> Wendy, > >> Many people on this forum use a tiny amount of Photo-flo in their final > water rinse, the idea being that they don't want to leave any residue. I > think many put the tip of a finger into the bottle and stick it in the > final > rinse, just enough to break the surface tension of the water. That has > never > worked for me, so I use exactly the amount that Kodak recommends, in > distilled water. I'm sure that it leaves more residue on the reels, but SS > reels don't depend on the film sliding in a groove, and stainless steel > reels can be cleaned using pretty strong chemicals to remove residue should > it become a problem. > >> My problem is dust as my house was built in about 1850. It is a problem > even in one of those hanging clear plastic film dryers. I may eventually > buy > an inexpensive lab incubator and just dry the film on the reels. > >> Jeffery > >> On Feb 28, 2010, at 7:11 AM, Wendy Thurman wrote: > >>> Frank- > >>> > >>> Main problem is the reels. I've processed a lot of 135, 120, and > >>> sheet film but it has been years since I've done it. I've ordered the > >>> Hewes reels and that should go a long way to improving the process. > >>> > >>> I've got a two-reel Tundra SS tank. Temp is right at 70F, D76 for 7 > >>> min 15 sec, Ilford Stop for 30 sec, Kodak Fix for 10 min, then a 30 > >>> min wash followed by a few sloshes in a Photo-flo solution. Developer > >>> and fixer are mixed with bottled water, stop from the tap. (The water > >>> here is filthy, but it's bacterially filthy.) Omega Seamaster watch > >>> for a timer :) Proper timer on the way. The issues other than the > >>> reels were spotting on the negatives and some water streaking after > >>> drying. Any tips certainly appreciated; I'm apparently re-learning > >>> what I thought I already knew. > >>> > >>> Wendy > >> _______________________________________________ > >> 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >