"Juan J. Buhler" wrote: > > On Sat, 29 Sep 2001, Shel Belinkoff wrote: > > > Process the film in a spiral tank. > > Fix it using any non-hardening fixer. > > After fixing, fill the tank with water > > at the same temperature as the processing > > solutions, and invert it five times. > > I've always wondered, how important is the water temperature when > washing? What if it is a few degrees hotter? How hot can it get before > you get negs like Bob Capa's D-Day ones? > > Maybe making the water a bit hotter might make the washing faster?
IIRC, Ilford recommends washing within 9 degrees fahrenheit of your processing temp. They have some informative processing pdf's on their site: http://www.ilford.com/html/us_english/bw.html It's probably mentioned somewhere in there. I try and keep it within 5 degrees, since tap water can fluctuate a bit. Also, there was a good thread on this washing technique not too long ago on r.p.d. A Google search should turn it up. tv - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
