Re: [Leica] Darkroom help

[Michael Gardner <mlgardner99@earthlink.net>]

I use the finger method for 35mm.  I give the negs a one minute swish in
distilled water with a drop of Photoflo.  I then attach the film to one
of the film clips hanging from a horizontal wire running just below the
ceiling across the end of the darkroom. Then I give the film a quick
downward swipe with the film between my thumb and forefinger.  A spring
loaded wooden clothespin gets clipped to the bottom of the film to keep
the film straight while it dries.

Mike Gardner

Bill Harting wrote:
> 
> Does anyone else use fingers? For years I used a Dupont photo sponge which
> eventually began to crumble, and then, about a year ago, taking someone's
> advice on this or another list, and finding myself without a sponge and in
> possession of fingers, began wiping the negatives down between fingers 1 and
> 2, clean fingers of course. For me it works better than the sponge.
> 
> Bill Harting