Something I could never figure out is how do you tell time in a darkened room while tray developing?
On Fri, 26 Apr 2002, T Rittenhouse wrote: > If you are tray developing them it should only take 46 minutes to develop > 6-8 sheets shuffling them together in the trays. > > 1. Slide the first sheet into the developer emulsion side down move it > around enough to dislodge any bubbles. > 2. Side the next sheet under it emulsion side down moving it around enough > to dislodge any bubbles. > 3. Repeat 2 until all sheets are in the developer. > 4. Move the top sheet to the bottom. > 5. Repeat 4 until the first sheet is on top again. > 6. Wait one minute. > 7. goto 4. repeat until sheet one has been in the developer the proper time. > 8. Shuffle the sheets into the stop bath > 9 Shuffle the sheets into the fix > 10 Shuffle the sheet in the fix as you did in the developer. > 11. When fix is complete shuffle the sheets into the rinse. > 12. Wash as usual > > Hey, that is a 12 step program for sheet film, cool. > > Ciao, > Graywolf > http://pages.prodigy.net/graywolfphoto > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: J. C. O'Connell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, April 26, 2002 9:45 AM > Subject: Talk about outdated film... > > > > only wish i had a better way to develop 4X5, > > right now I can only do 1 sheet at a time. > > Takes about 45 total minutes for 1 frame! > - > 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 . > > -- http://www.infotainment.org "The destructive character is cheerful." - Walter Benjamin - 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 .

