Now I get it.
I usually cut off the leader when doing 35mm
so that will work (THANKS). But when I do
120, I use all the film in the tank so I'll
stick with 15 min. to be safe.
JCO
> 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
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