Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/03/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The best squeegy for the money is the Jobo. S.d. On Mar 2, 2010, at 2:32 PM, rmcclure2 at woh.rr.com wrote: > Do you squeegy the water off the negs after hanging? That's how I was > trained but now wonder if that might be a source of scratches? > Rob > Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry > > -----Original Message----- > From: "Sue Pearce" <bs.pearce at cox.net> > Date: Tue, 2 Mar 2010 16:14:17 > To: <lug at leica-users.org> > Subject: Re: [Leica] Wendy;s developing. > > > Wendy, > > Don't despair. Like many things in photography, developing is like music: > Practice, Practice. Practice. The Hewes reels will be a great help. > > I also treat my washed film in photo flo solution, but I leave it on the > reels. I mix it exactly to the proper proportions, don't cheap out and use > too little. After a two minute or so soak, I take the film off t he reels > and hang. Then, I immediately rinse the tank and reels. A thorough tap > water > rinse has kept all my tanks and reels uncomtaminated. Just don't leave it > there too long and you'll be fine. > > I've found a great source for darkroom stuff: labs t hat are closing and > schools that are getting out of wet processes. Probably not of much use to > you, though. > > Bill Pearce > > > _______________________________________________ > 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