From: William Marsh (redcloud54@earthlink.net)
Date: 04/04/02-12:38:15 PM Z
Ken Sinclair wrote:
> Many years ago I was taught to develop 8x10s emulsion side up... but soon
> discovered less likely damage to any valuable neg by "shuffling" with
> emulsion side down.... all that being said you do it the way that you feel
> (and hopefully "prove") to be the best for you in your situation.
>
> Ken
Ken,
I too was taught to develop emulsion side up, using exaggerated
movements when laying the bottom sheet down on the top of the stack, to
avoid gouging the sheet below. I've never had any trouble doing it this
way. Maybe I just learned to develop upside down and didn't know it.
How do you avoid bubbles? I have also never used gloves with HC110. I
was never able to get enough tactile feedback with gloves, and Ansel and
others never used them, so I figured they knew more than I did. It's
true that the older I get, the less I know. Maybe that's why.
The reason I asked about Pyro, specifically, was that it seemed to be a
special case in peoples' minds, as enumerated in Carl's and Richard's
book, and here and elsewhere. I thought there must be some chemical or
mechanical reason for treating Pyro backwards from what I thought was
the usual method. Is this true in people's experience (as Carl so
kindly replied)?
Is Pyro a special case? If so, why?
Regards to all,
Bill
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