Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/09/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]i do the twist too, but i don't at all recall where i picked it up. the only bad thing is that it takes 2 hands and you can't do 2 tanks at the same time. not really a problem, i just do one tank and then the other. except combi tanks--just invert. - -rei On Mon, Sep 08, 2003 at 06:18:53AM -0700, Mark Rabiner wrote: > Don Dory wrote: > > > > Mark, > > You are absolutely correct as to only changing one variable at a time. > > I am putting this Xtol thing up as I am finding a significant > > improvement in my negatives shot in the same way, in the same places, > > with the same lens. Neopan 1600 is such a good film with my previous > > practice that I have been surprised by the improvement with such a > > simple change. It makes the extra ten minutes or so shaking the film > > worth while. > > > > As to the twist, I got into the habit of twisting the can while > > inverting because I didn't want to process the big tanks in the dark. > > Proper technique was always to use the rod to lift the reels up, twist, > > and dunk again. By turning and inverting I could keep the lights on and > > carry on a conversation. > > > > Don > > I think you're supposed to twist. It's a brooks thing. Jim does it. I do > it (but no brooks). > > I do lights on but i stay away from conversations when i run big tanks > of flim. - -- Rei Shinozuka shino@panix.com Ridgewood, New Jersey - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html