Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/04/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I find very dilute photo-flo best, soak film and then after removal, hold film at 90 degrees to the floor, letting the water/flo move to one edge then tip to drain off then hang to dry. I never touch or wipe negs now. Cheers On 17/04/2006, at 11:18, Walt Johnson wrote: > 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 >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > Alastair