Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/09/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> Daniel the people i know would definitely call that TOO MUCH AGITATION! > HIGHLY MAGNIFIED THOROUGHLY AGITATED. (Woogly Big bug from oz book) > all kinds of things happen bad when you do that (really) > Like too much development at the edge of skies. Edges of the film. You'd > think it was optical when you see the print. Funny thing is Mark, that I was having exactly those problems when I filled the tank (mostly in 120, didn't notice it that much in 135). When I went over to this way (found the suggestion somewhere else, a man ... XX (John?) Hicks gave it) and what do you know? My negatives have perfect density all the way across. So all of that "too little" development at the edge of skies and edges of film just went away. http://www.photo.net/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=000Rzq It's about the fourth answer down. He refers to a "Dr. Richard Henry". I had to shorten my times a bit, but not much. So now I shake rattle'n'roll ... but no twist. :) But when you rotate the tank ... you just move exhausted developer from one part of the film to another. I fill the tanks with reels. So the liquid is completely removed from the film and then when I turned back, all surfaces are covered with fresh solution. Works like a charm :) > I fill the metal tank to the top for no gushing. As I was taught in > school. You may have a Jobo so i don know from a Jobo I was taught that way too. I think my teacher is dead now so I can come out of the closet. I think I want a JOBO :) Daniel - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html