Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/07/23

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Fuji Acros?
From: "Bernard Degaute" <bernard.degaute@village.uunet.be>
Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2001 18:27:34 +0200

>Date: Sun, 22 Jul 2001 00:57:08 -0400
>From: tom <thomas@bigdayphoto.com>
>Subject: Re: [Leica] Fuji Acros?
>Message-ID: <3B5A5D24.7B7B5F4A@bigdayphoto.com>
>References: <40.e7f641d.288bb03a@aol.com>
>
>TTAbrahams@aol.com wrote:
>> I have been
>> using Delta 100 for a quite a while and it is a very good film, but for
some
>> reason it foams like crazy in my developing tanks. The pressure builds up
to
>> a point where the agitation is impeded and I have had problems with
>> air-bubbles. I don't know why it does it and it bugs me. I asked ILFORD
in UK
>> and they could not explain it either, too soft water?
>> Anyone else with the same problem?
>
>Yes, but I really didn't pay much attention to it.
>
>BTW, my water is really hard.
>

I've noticed the same with Delta 400 - and my water is also rather hard. I
think I read somewhere there was a wetting agent in the film (in the
emulsion ???)
Hope this helps

Bernard

bernard.degaute@village.uunet.be