[pure-silver] Re: Developing a film pack of Ansco Superpan Press film
- From: harry kalish <hksvk@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 05 Apr 2011 23:06:29 -0400
I process 4x5 film in trays, but use the Yankee tank for rinse after fixer
and for holding film until running larger batches through HypoClear. Also
use the tank for the final wash---with the light trap lid removed, agitation
can be accomplished by simply lifting and dropping the film carriage up and
down in the tank. A big advantage is that there is no chance for scratching
film in the rinse and wash. My Yankee tank holds up to 12 sheets of 4x5
film.
---Harry
On 4/5/11 7:59 PM, "Richard Knoppow" <dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "BOB KISS" <bobkiss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2011 3:46 PM
> Subject: [pure-silver] Re: Developing a film pack of Ansco
> Superpan Press film
>
>
>> DEAR CHAUNCEY,
>> I think that somewhere under my sink I have a tank made by
>> FR that I
>> think is similar. Viewed from the top it is about 6"
>> square and has a
>> number of slots on two opposing sides of the interior.
>> There are two
>> inserts with about 12 curved slots on one side of each.
>> You put the inserts
>> in the tank slots (with the curved slots facing each
>> other) that give you
>> the correct width for 2 1/4 X 3 1/4, 3 1/4 X 4 1/4, or
>> 4X5 film. You then
>> slide the film into the opposing slots. When the film is
>> loaded you put on
>> a light baffle and then the lid and it becomes a (rather
>> poor) "daylight"
>> tank. I remember that the biggest problem was
>> agitation...hard to do well
>> because solutions would slop out.
>> CHEERS!
>> BOB
>>
> The FR tank is similar to the Yankee tank. I don't know
> if Yankee tanks are still available but they were certainly
> still made recently. These tanks all require that agitation
> be done by shoving the tank back and forth. Its not a very
> good method. While many report good results with the
> Yankee/FR style tank I have never had and the only time I
> have ever had airbels on negatives was from a Yankee tank.
> There were special tanks for film pack film. One was
> made by Nikor. I think may may even have made inserts for
> roll film tanks that took film pack film. The film will go
> into standard sheet film hangars but is so flexible that it
> often comes right out of the hanger when agitating. The old
> Nikor spiral cage type sheet film tank should be ok.
>
> --
> Richard Knoppow
> Los Angeles, CA, USA
> dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
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