Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/07/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Don: >I have minimised them >by using 100 distilled water for processing. I think next batch I >will use a touch of wetting agent in the pre development water bath I use distilled water with little photoflo for the final rinse. When you say you use distilled water for processing, do you mean for every step? For me, that would be a liter for the pre-wash. Another liter (well, 750ml) for the developer. Another 3 liters to wash out the developer. A gallon for my two half-gallon fixes (which would be reused.) Another 3 liters between the fixes. 4 liters for wash if I wanted to be really water conservative. That's about 3 gallons of water for each development cycle. Guess I could try it once to see if it does any good. If I cut out the 2 fixes, and mix up a liter of fix which I'd use one-shot, then I'd get that down to 2 gallons. -- Eric http://canid.com/