[Leica] wiping wet negs

[walt at waltjohnson.com (Walt Johnson)]

Everyone has there own do's and don't s  but it certainly isn't as 
critical as it was before scanning and Photoshop. I admit to using my 
fingers (sorry Ted) but am very careful about the Photo Flo mix. It 
takes a lot less than Kodak recommends and best to experiment on your 
own. Agitate for 30 sex, pull it out of the Photo flo, shake it off and 
gently swipe with wet fingers. Works for me, but to each his own. I've 
always used distilled water for processing but not for fix or wash. Hypo 
Clear is a very good idea since it cuts wash time considerably and cuts 
down on swollen emulsion.

Walt

Arche, Harvey wrote:

>I've never found a technique I was really happy with for stripping water
>from film after photo-floing. My current method is a slow pass down each
>side with a piece of wrung-out chamois that has been dampened in
>distilled water. Photo-flo and a pre- photo-flo rinse also of distilled
>water (we have hard water here). I'm still getting a lot of crud, and
>since I'm starting use softer films I have to be very careful of
>scratches.
>
>All suggestions gratefully considered.
>
>Arche
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