The first roll I noticed the problem on cleaned up when washed. Then I mixed fresh developer and developed the most recent 2 rolls. Those did not clean up with washing. I did find a roll developed before I mixed the developer, but after the water changed, that is pretty alright. The picture I posted is from the worst (or is it, "worse") roll and that doesn't wash off.
I've just strained my developer through 3 coffee filters. I mixed fresh fixer, and I'm using a distilled rinse after each water process. It's rinsing now. I hope it's better. I don't have time for all this fun right now... but fun it is. My left eye is twitching. Would you call that eye-strain???
On Jul 23, 2009, at 2:39 PM, Dennis Purdy wrote:
Janet, I am curious if you wipe the film with a q tip or cotton swab and isopropyl alcohol do the particles wipe off. You said that the film cleans up a bit if you re wash the affected strips in water. If that is the case then I don't see how the water could be the cause and the solution. Unless it is an intermittent problem. Do you find that the spots are on only the base or only the emulsion side? maybe you just need to clean all your tanks and containers and remix chemicals and make fresh photo flo, or Edwals LFN as I prefer, and then with the lights on run a piece of film through all stages and watch for the grit.Dennis On Jul 23, 2009, at 09:54, Janet Cull wrote:Am I allowed to attach this, so you can see the spots I'm talking about? I thought the answer was obvious, but I've just found some negatives that look pretty good and were developed during the time since we converted to county water. Here you can see the spots.Sorry, if I should not include this for an example. If there's a way to remove it, and it should be done, I will.Janet<img026.jpg> On Jul 23, 2009, at 3:14 AM, Richard Knoppow wrote:----- Original Message ----- From: "Janet Cull" <jcull@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>To: <pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, July 22, 2009 12:58 PM Subject: [pure-silver] a recent problem with fine dust on negsI have a problem I've never had before, and I'm not sure why.= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = ====================================================================== To unsubscribe from this list, go to www.freelists.org and logon to your account (the same e-mail address and password you set-up when you subscribed,) and unsubscribe from there.
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