[rollei_list] Re: Rollei Retro Film
- From: "Richard Knoppow" <dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2008 08:48:18 -0800
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From: "ERoustom" <eroustom@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Monday, February 25, 2008 5:27 AM
Subject: [rollei_list] Re: Rollei Retro Film
> Wow Richard, that was thorough, and very interesting.
>
> I do use hewes reels. You're right about all their
> salutary effects
> Marc. As for darkroom fun, Marc, I learned a bit about
> selenium
> toning last night!
>
> I presoak for 3 minutes before developing. I used Kodak
> indicator
> stop bath (which I know is acidic, as I once spilled some
> of the
> concentrate on my unprotected hand). I used Kodafix (which
> has a
> hardener), and I used a hypo clearing agent after the fix.
> According
> the hypo clearing agent's instructions, one minute
> continuous
> agitation in water, before and after the clearing, is all
> that's
> required for washing, I do one more with a wetting agent.
> Not enough
> washing causing the curl?
>
> Ilford specifically cautions against using hardening fixer
> with their
> films. Maco on the other hand recommended it.
>
> Maybe my film is drying too fast. It's very dry (and cool
> in the
> basement this time of year).
>
> Anyway, wonderful tones, a very good looking grain on this
> film. I
> posted a few shots on my flickr page - two to the Rollei
> group.
>
> Elias
>
I don't know why Ilford has this caution, it makes no
sense. The only reason I think might apply is that Ilford
stop bath is citric acid rather than acetic acid and citric
is not compatible wtih white alum being a sequestering agent
for it. I think that just reduces the efficiency of the
hardener. They may have gone from trying to say that
hardener is not needed to saying to never use it. It would
be nice if there was a clarification somewhere.
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Richard Knoppow
Los Angeles, CA, USA
dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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