[pure-silver] Re: Mistakes Galore

I work with chemistry stuff.... but not with LF (for now)
I'd suggest using thin layer chromatografy tanks, they are
galss, made to hold 1 or 2 4x5 and hold about 650-800 ml
depending on the desing of them.
Get 3 or 4 of these so to have one for each step.

--- Nick Zentena <zentena@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Tuesday 26 April 2005 10:46, Justin F. Knotzke wrote:
> 
> >
> >    I use 2 inch deep 8x10 trays to soup my 4x5. I do 3 negs
> at a time.
> > Anymore at this stage and I get into trouble. Steve Simmons
> in his
> > book says I should use 2L of soup. TWO LITERS! That's a
> lotta soup. So
> > I have been using 1.5L. For 4x5, say you are souping 10 negs
> in all,
> > how much developer do you use?
> >
> 
>    I think you've pretty much summed up why I went with tanks
> for sheet film. 
> Even if the tank cost some up front sooner or later all the
> chemicals I save 
> will add up. 
> 
> 
>       The reason you need a lot of developer in the tray isn't so
> much the number 
> of negatives it's the size of the tray. Four 4x5 sheets are
> equal to about 
> one 36 exposure 35mm roll.  But even if you only develop one
> sheet you'll 
> need a fair bit of developer in the tray. 
> 
> Nick
>
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