[Leica] Just ventured into B&W with manual processing (first in my life) - please check the outcome

[mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)]

On 6/21/07 9:05 AM, "Don Dory" <don.dory@gmail.com> typed:

> Alex,
> Addressing the dirt and water streak issues.  First, dilute some photo-flo
> at no more than label directions with distilled water and hang at an angle
> so that the water goes to the edge of the roll and then down and you will
> remove almost all spotting/water spot issues.  Second, make or buy a film
> dryer so that one, dirt is almost completely eliminate and second, your 
> film
> is dry in minutes instead of the next day.  You can make a film dryer out 
> of
> some schedule 40 PVC, a hair dryer, some HEPA filters for a vacuum and a
> small bit of very stiff wire or wide mesh screen to hold the reels inside
> the dryer.
> 
> In the LUG archives there is a tremendous amount of information regarding
> processing B&W film.  Also, questions to us will provide some extremely
> knowledgeable folks to answer.
> 
> Thanks for showing the images and keep pushing the shutter release.
> 
>

You need to go way less than label directions on the photo Flo is what I was
taught in school and what I'd learned by experience before and after school
but its always nice to have a person of authority tell you your right you
gives you a grade. 

Or you'll be needing yellow duckys for your bubbles.

What I do is shake up the photoflo.

Take of the un filled up cap.
Shake what's left in the already fairly empty cap into your thing which has
your film in it.. Like a gallon of water or a quart.

Slosh that around.

Hang up film. Use fingers to wipe off residual liquid.

If you use other stuff you'll wipe a hunk of grit across your negs and
scratch it. Your fingers will feel this and not do it.

Make sure vents are not directed toward your hanging film. Or you'll get
grit on them.

Out darned spot!


 
Mark William Rabiner
Harlem, NY

rabinergroup.com