Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/02/13

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Keeping film flat
From: S Dimitrov <sld@earthlink.net>
Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2002 12:50:06 -0800
References: <F142mQwKLAffPc9VjeR000065b0@hotmail.com> <3C6ACE10.B6CDFA26@d2.com>

Place a large bowl of water underneath your drying negs. That will keep
them from becoming brittle. If you they are still hanging, and you place
the bowl right, they will flatten out in 15-30 minutes.
Slobodan Dimitrov

Feliciano di Giorgio wrote:
> 
> I'm having trouble keeping my negatives from bowing when they dry.
> The fixer I'm using has a hardener. Any suggestions? Once they are dry,
> should I just stick them under a few heavy books to flatten them?
> 
> thanks,
> 
> feli
> 
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In reply to: Message from "Gerry Walden" <gwpix@hotmail.com> ([Leica] Ilford XP2)
Message from Feliciano di Giorgio <feli@d2.com> ([Leica] Keeping film flat)