Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/02/28

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Agitation - especially for Mark Rabiner and Stephen Holloway!
From: Dan Cardish <dcardish@microtec.net>
Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2000 17:21:37 -0500

I invert twice every 30 seconds.  Not too vigourously, perhaps 1-2 seconds
per inversion.  I never get streaking or uneven development marks on my
negs.  Patterson 2 or 3 reel tank.

Dan C.

At 07:25 PM 28-02-00 +0000, John Brownlow wrote:
>I address this to Mark, cause he's a guru, and Stephen, cause his pix have a
>beautifully even tonality. But I would like to hear from others.
>
>Agitation. 35mm. In tanks. Whaddya do?
>
>Ever since I bought a film scanner I have become aware of unevenness in my
>negs. They are more dense at the edges. It has to be to do with my
>agitation, which is usually two (slowish) twist and rotate inversions per
>30secs (these take around 8 seconds) after 30s continuous at the start.
>
>I get the density problem whatever the length of time of development, from 3
>mins to 11 mins. A total pain in the arse.
>
>OT, maybe, but all the pix are shot with a leica, and I respect the opinions
>of folks on this list.
>
>I could post negs if anyone was interested, but the problem is pretty
>simple.
>
>Too much agitation? Too little? Or the wrong kind? It has to be one of them.
>
>
>-- 
>John Brownlow
>
>       photos:    http://www.pinkheadedbug.com
>        music:    http://www.jukebox.demon.co.uk
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