Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/04/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jim, Too much photoflo or your water can be a problem. You certainly have different water than my well water, but I have a lot of calcium in mine. What I do is after the wash I shake all the water out of the reels that I can, then soak in distilled water with just a couple of drops of photoflo in it. I soak for 30 seconds to a minute only then hang to dry. Too long in the photoflo is not good. Like others say the proper environment for drying makes a lot of difference. Also some scanners show the dust more than others. Good luck, Mike Durling Original Message: ----------------- From: Jim Shulman jshul at comcast.net Date: Tue, 21 Apr 2009 09:22:38 -0400 To: lug at leica-users.org Subject: [Leica] Technical Question Film Processing I recently (finally) set up a film processing station in my basement-which in 2009 makes me a bit like Rhett Butler signing up in time for Appomattox. Amazingly, my first three rolls came out. However, I had two major problems with the processed film: First, it is filled with dust spots, even though my basement is clean. Any thoughts on how to avoid this? I hung the film to dry from a ceiling rafter, with clips at top and bottom. Second, I had streaks across the film, even after a five-minute wash cycle with photoflo. Sample of the "syllabus of errors" at http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/focusit/george+records+2+sm.jpg.html (and this after considerable photoshopping). Any assistance greatly appreciated. Jim Shulman Wynnewood, PA _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -------------------------------------------------------------------- myhosting.com - Premium Microsoft? Windows? and Linux web and application hosting - http://link.myhosting.com/myhosting