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Subject: Re: [Leica] OT: Washing
From: "giancarlo" <lindaboz@tin.it>
Date: Sun, 17 Aug 2003 21:31:44 +0200
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From: "Christer Almqvist" <chris@almqvist.net>
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Sent: Sunday, August 17, 2003 7:24 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] OT: Washing


> >On Sat, 16 Aug 2003, Karen Nakamura wrote:
> >
> >>  The biggest water usage is the rinse, but even that you can do in
> >>  about 2 liters if you're careful.
> >
> >Agreed. I have been doing it this way and if you follow the Ilford method
> >(fill tank, 5 inversions, fill tank, 10 inversions, fill tank 20
> >inversions) there isn't a trace of fixer left. I usually double the first
> >and last steps for good measure. The first, in order to rinse out the
> >fixer, the last, because I still have water left over.
> >
> >A chemist (I think he was) tested Ilford's recommendation and his report
> >is that it actually works. This is assuming your are using a fixer
without
> >hardener in it.
> >
> >Daniel
>
> What he also said, if we mean the same guy, is that it important to
> 'sling' off as much water as possible  from the film and the reels
> between each rinse so that practically no water with hypo is
> transferred from one washing bath to the other. Also empty the tank
> completely between baths.
>
> Chris
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