[Leica] Technical Question Film Processing

[tgray at 125px.com (Tim Gray)]

I actually wish I had somewhere other than the shower to hang my film.
 Or at least a 2nd one.  My girlfriend invariably always needs to
shower right after I finish hanging a couple rolls to dry.

On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 4:43 PM, Jim Shulman <jshul at comcast.net> wrote:
> Thanks! ?Sounds like I'll be hitting the showers tomorrow night <g>
> Jim
>
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> Douglas
> Barry
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>> On Apr 21, 2009, at 9:22 AM, Jim Shulman wrote:
>> 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.
>
> Late, but I'll have to add to the shower room vote. I too turn on the 
> shower
>
> for a few seconds before I develop the roll just to kill off any dust 
> there.
>
> I use a minor splash of Ilfotol wetting agent in water at 1 + 200 and hang
> them in the shower cubicle. I do NOT squeegee them or dry them with my
> fingers. It seem to work for me provided I do not let the film curl on
> itself and hang them up immediately.
>
> Douglas
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> Douglas Barry
> Bray, Co. Wicklow
> Republic of Ireland
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