Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/01/29

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Subject: Re: [Leica] @#&$$& Watermarks!!
From: John Collier <jbcollier@home.com>
Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2001 17:29:55 -0700

I am not an expert in ant way shape or form but....I do not have water spots
on my negatives. I do everything that you do but I add a final rinse with
just distilled water and I SQUEEGE! No scratches, no water spots.

John Collier

> From: Martin Howard <howard.390@osu.edu>
> 
> I'm sick and **** tired of watermarks on my negs.  I use a condenser
> enlarger and the crap just shows up in every print.  AFAIK, I'm using every
> trick in the book when I process my film:
> 
> 1: All solutions are mixed with distilled water
> 2: Final rinse wash in in distilled water
> 3: Small amount of PhotoFlo added to final wash
> 4: Negs hung up to dry, not squegeed
> 
> How do I avoid getting the damn things on my negs in the future?
>

Replies: Reply from Mark Rabiner <mark@rabiner.cncoffice.com> (Re: [Leica] @#&$$& Watermarks!!)