Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/11/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Mark, I'm with you on B&W. I cannot see myself ever using anything resembling continuous agitation with B&W. I'm from the old school, weak developer, long delays between agitation, let the bromide do its thing, great macke (sp?) lines and compensation. But for color... round and round we go... while I pour another cup of coffee. Jim At 07:03 PM 11/2/99 -0800, Mark Rabiner wrote: >I see Sextons name and I loose are bearing and have to bring this stuff up >again. I'll resist the urge next time and forever more. I'ts just that >intermitant agataion and the priciples behind it is such a basic elementmental >pricibple behind negetive developing. When was it decided to be no longer >convienant or nessessary and you can just turn on a moter and watch a drum go >continuously round and round. A proecessor which gave your film a rest I >wouldn't question. A Nitregen burst would be one. I've never scratched a piece >of film in a hanger. I've use Sulfate to harden developer show sheet film could >be developed in trays. What is do terrible about the metal tanks we all learned >to use at school? Are these drums better or are the simply more convienant. How >lazy can we be? How dare I question the techniques of photographers I'll never >be as famous as? I usually wouldn't but this constantly spinning plastic drum >thing I just don't get. That's all folks! >Mark Rabiner >