Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/03/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Tina- Between here and Iraq, I've been at this for six years. I am just about worn out! The dust here can be bad, but nothing compared to the sandstorms in Iraq- it's talcum powder fine and finds its way through every crack and crevice. I suspect you've seen that in Iran. Wendy On Wed, Mar 3, 2010 at 5:40 PM, Tina Manley <images at comporium.net> wrote: > Wendy - > > I lived in Iran for two years. At the time, it didn't seem like that long > a > commitment, but two years is a LONG time! I developed film in our "squatty > potty" bathroom. Water quality was awful but blowing dust was even worse. > It got into everything and was impossible to keep out of the house. All > of > my film from those two years has loads of scratches and dust. It's a > nightmare to scan. > > Good luck!! > > Tina > > On Tue, Mar 2, 2010 at 11:28 PM, Wendy Thurman <thurmanphoto at gmail.com > >wrote: > > > I use the two-finger approach; no squeegees. > > > > Water quality is an issue here but there's not a thing I can do about it- > > welcome to Afghanistan, don't drink the water, and keep the body armor > > close > > at hand. > > > > One more year, program's done, and I will be as well! > > > > Wendy > > > > On Wed, Mar 3, 2010 at 8:43 AM, Ken Carney <kcarney1 at cox.net> wrote: > > > > > On 3/2/2010 4:48 PM, Mark Rabiner 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, > > >>> > > >>> > > >> > > >> That has not worked for me. > > >> What has worked for me is using my first and second fingers like > > scissors > > >> to lightly pull most the water dragged off the bottom once they're > hung. > > >> If > > >> there is a piece of grit in there you'd feel it and stop pulling down > is > > >> the > > >> thing. Smart sponges. > > >> Time and time again I'd try not first squeegee and I'd get marks. > > >> Who wants marks? Not me. > > >> > > >> [Rabs] > > >> Mark William Rabiner > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> _______________________________________________ > > >> Leica Users Group. > > >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > >> > > >> > > >> > > > Sorry if this has already been mentioned, but a good darkroom water > > filter > > > is needed for rinsing, as well as fixer and stop. A film washer is a > > good > > > investment - you put the reels in and it fills up, dumps, then fills up > > > again and so on. The final soak in PhotoFlo should be in distilled > > > (water). In my darkroom I always used local mineral water for > > developing, > > > because it started as distilled and they added the same amount of > > minerals > > > each time. I liked the result better for developer than distilled. I > > just > > > used two fingers to take off the excess water, whatever the film size. > > The > > > temp on all steps should be reasonably close, especially > > developer/stop/fix. > > > Personally, I like those little CF and SD cards a lot better. > > > > > > Ken Carney > > > Oklahoma City, Oklahoma > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > 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 > > > > > > -- > Tina Manley, ASMP > www.tinamanley.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >