Re: Stop bath

["Amber" <ambersexton@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Date sent:      	Thu, 1 Apr 1999 16:56:45 +0200 (MET DST)
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Subject:        	Infrared-Digest V #126
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> However I would VERY strongly recommend the use of a stopbath for printing
> as, especially with FB paper, the carryover is greatly increased.  When at
> college we sometimes had to use water instead of stop (when they had run out
> I think!) and we changed it after about 4 sheets of paper and you need to
> check the fix often to make sure the pH is still O.K. and that it is not to
> contaminated.
> 
> Jason
> jason.revell@xxxxxxxxx
> 
> *

I agree with Jason, it's OK to go without stop bath for film, and use 
water instead.  In fact my first photo teacher told me to do it that 
way and I was told to avoid it for infrared from another teacher.  I 
currently use 1/2 strength stop bath on all my film, but in my first 
years of photography I didn't use any and well into my early infrared 
experience when I started using stop on other film.

I think that the idea that you transfer more chemical with prints is a 
good reason, also fixer is half strength for prints, staining is not 
really an issue for film, but it's a big one for prints.
Amber
ambersexton@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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