On 30 Mar 2002 at 15:37, J. C. O'Connell wrote: > you mean, you have to pull the film out > of the tank/reel and check it? That sounds > like more of a hassle than just let it > fix a long time.
You should have some film tails lying around...the little left over pieces you cut off the leader when you're loading reels. You just need an inch or 2 of film. Take that piece of film, dunk it in the fixer you plan to use, and take a peek at your timer. Swish it around a bit. In a minute or 2 it'll turn clear. Take another peek at your timer...that's your clearing time. Multiply your clearing time times 2 to get your fixing time. Some folks, me included, recommend 3 times the clearing time. So, if you take your film tail, swish it around the fixer and it clears out in 1 minute, then you'd use 2 minutes as your fixing time, 3 if you do the 3x method. You just need to do this once to figure out your fixing time, not each time you develop. If you reuse your fixer you might want to do some further testing to see how much your fixing times increase with each batch. This varies a bit by film and fixer brand. 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 .
