Re: Air Bubbles

[IStudioFL@xxxxxxx]

Bravo!!

Thanks for pointing out the major source of development problems that most
people overlook -- the damn water! 

Long ago I started a regular practice of pre-wetting my film prior to
development and using only distilled water to mix my developer with.  I have
yet to have any bubbles on my film, 35mm or 120.

I pre-wet using regular tap water at the temperature that I will be
developing at.  This conditions the emulsion from both a temp and uniform
wetting standpoint.  I drain the tank well by inverting it until only a
couple of drops come out.  Then and only then do I add the working solution.
 I use HC-110 to develop my HIE and get excellent development of the film.  I
may not always like the images but that's my fault not the developer's.

Hope this helps,
Mike Brouphy
Imagination Studio
Sarasota, FL 

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