Carl, thank you for the information- I have on occasion washed the negatives
for 20-30 minutes without discernible stain improvement.I forgot to say that
I use Ilford Hp5...
PS I like your book on Platinum. Thanks- does one soak the negatives with a
change in water every 5 minutes? Susan.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Carl Weese" <cweese@earthlink.net>
To: <alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca>
Sent: Saturday, March 06, 2004 9:01 AM
Subject: Re: Fortepan
>
> >
> > PS. I only wash my negs for 5 mins. due to water restrictions (esp. in
the
> > summer).
>
>
> Susan, you need to wash longer for permanence and stain development, but
you
> don't need to waste water. A running water wash is wasteful, even at five
> minutes. If you wash with changes of standing water you get a better wash
> with little consumption.---Carl
>
>
Received on Sat Mar 6 21:45:44 2004
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