[Leica] Wendy;s developing.

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Wendy -

I lived in Iran for two years.  At the time, it didn't seem like that long a
commitment, but two years is a LONG time!  I developed film in our "squatty
potty" bathroom.  Water quality was awful but blowing dust was even worse.
 It got into everything and was impossible to keep out of the house.  All of
my film from those two years has loads of scratches and dust.  It's a
nightmare to scan.

Good luck!!

Tina

On Tue, Mar 2, 2010 at 11:28 PM, Wendy Thurman <thurmanphoto at 
gmail.com>wrote:

> I use the two-finger approach; no squeegees.
>
> Water quality is an issue here but there's not a thing I can do about it-
> welcome to Afghanistan, don't drink the water, and keep the body armor
> close
> at hand.
>
> One more year, program's done, and I will be as well!
>
> Wendy
>
> On Wed, Mar 3, 2010 at 8:43 AM, Ken Carney <kcarney1 at cox.net> wrote:
>
> > On 3/2/2010 4:48 PM, Mark Rabiner wrote:
> >
> >> Do you squeegy the water off the negs after hanging?  That's how I was
> >>> trained
> >>> but now wonder if that might be a source of scratches?
> >>> Rob
> >>> Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
> >>>
> >>> -----Original Message-----
> >>> From: "Sue Pearce"<bs.pearce at cox.net>
> >>> Date: Tue, 2 Mar 2010 16:14:17
> >>> To:<lug at leica-users.org>
> >>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Wendy;s developing.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Wendy,
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >> That has not worked for me.
> >> What has worked for me is using my first and second fingers  like
> scissors
> >> to lightly pull most the water dragged off the bottom once they're hung.
> >> If
> >> there is a piece of grit in there you'd feel it and stop pulling down is
> >> the
> >> thing. Smart sponges.
> >> Time and time again I'd try not first squeegee and I'd get marks.
> >> Who wants marks? Not me.
> >>
> >> [Rabs]
> >> Mark William Rabiner
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
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> >>
> > Sorry if this has already been mentioned, but a good darkroom water
> filter
> > is needed for rinsing, as well as fixer and stop.  A film washer is a
> good
> > investment - you put the reels in and it fills up, dumps, then fills up
> > again and so on.   The final soak in PhotoFlo should be in distilled
> > (water).  In my darkroom I always used local mineral water for
> developing,
> > because it started as distilled and they added the same amount of
> minerals
> > each time.  I liked the result better for developer than distilled.  I
> just
> > used two fingers to take off the excess water, whatever the film size.
>  The
> > temp on all steps should be reasonably close, especially
> developer/stop/fix.
> >  Personally, I like those little CF and SD cards a lot better.
> >
> > Ken Carney
> > Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
> >
> >
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Tina Manley, ASMP
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