[pure-silver] Re: Weird Film Issue - Part II
- From: Bob Younger <ryounger@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 8 May 2012 13:40:37 -0700
I'm with Dennis; switch to LFN.
Bob Younger
On Tue, May 8, 2012 at 1:39 PM, Bob Younger <ryounger@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Adrienne,
> I would not use plain distilled water. Also, a couple two or three drops
> of LFN or photo-flo are plenty. All you want to do is break the surface
> tension of the water. The film you're seeing is probably photo-flo.
> Bob Younger
>
> On Tue, May 8, 2012 at 1:01 PM, Adrienne Moumin <
> photowonder2010@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> I am overwhelmed w/all the help and insights from so many of you, I had
>> a heart full of gratitude while I was attempting to de-film the film today!
>> (Unfortunately, that wasn't enough to overcome the weird physics of
>> whatever is at work in this situation!)
>>
>> Taking into account all the suggestions, I ran the 3-roll Paterson tank
>> (not Jobo - senior moment there!) thru a 5-minute stop bath (w/agitation
>> the first 30 sec, then 5 out of each successive 30 sec), followed by a
>> 7-minute water wash, followed by a 2-minute-full-agitation in distilled
>> water, then a 1-minute full-agitation in a 2L distilled - 2oz. 70%
>> isopropyl - 3/4 capful Photoflo mix.
>>
>> I very gently "finger-squeegeed" 2 of the 3 rolls because I saw all the
>> Photoflo bubbles sitting on the film's surface (despite my best efforts to
>> hand and blow-siphon them off in the tank); the 3rd I left alone as a
>> control of sorts.
>>
>> To my relief, the small string of beaded dried chemistry is gone, but the
>> "film: is still there - albeit in new patterns, which gives me hope that
>> there IS a solution, which I just haven't hit on yet.
>>
>> Back to CVS for another gallon of distilled, I will try again tomorrow
>> with plain distilled, unless anyone has a different idea?
>>
>> Thank you, my friends and fellow photographers-in-crime, this would be a
>> mighty lonely and frustrating time if not for all of you!
>>
>> -Adrienne
>>
>>
>> *Adrienne Moumin
>> Handmade B&W photographs and photo-collages:* www.picturexhibit.com
>>
>
>
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