Shel, It depends on your local water hardness. IIRC you use distilled water for the final rinse so it's even feasible to go without any wetting agent at all. OTOH I use tap water, admittedly extremely well filtered, but the hardness of it calls for double the normal dosage of wetting agent. I concur regarding tongs (or a sponge or a chamois). In fact I don't even use the two-fingers brand film wiper, my films get hung up wringing wet and then get a final drenching with the rinse water when they're on their hangers, so that they commence drying with an unbroken sheet of water containing wetting agent. If I'm in a hurry to get the films dried I still don't apply any heat until all the surface wetness is gone. No dust, no drying marks, ever :)
Regards, Anthony Farr ----- Original Message ----- From: "Shel Belinkoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > If you're going to use Photo-Flo, try using 1/2 the amount Kodak > suggests. Or, some people prefer Edwal LFN. In either case, as Paul > suggests, distilled water is recommended. > > Paul Stenquist wrote: > > > > Squeegee tongs are death to film. They will almost always scratch the > > emulsion. They're useless. Two wet fingers make a much better squeegee. > > However, if you use distilled water and Photo-Flo, you shouldn't have to > > squeegee the film. > > --- > Shel Belinkoff > - - 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 .
