Re: Whitespots

[peter ray <peteray@xxxxxxxxxx>]

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First let me say that white spots is not an air bubble problem. 
Bubbles cause clear spots on the negs which print black. My WAG is a 
problem with the fixing or clearing.


>P.S.: I doubt if the pre-soak is really necessary with HIE. Any comments
>from others?

I suppose you could say that a pre-soak is never necessary with any 
processing. I like it because I had a problem with pinholes caused by 
air bubbles and it allowed me plenty of time to bang the tank hard. I 
do it more than once and I space it apart. It's the banging the tank 
that solves the air bubble problem, NOT the pre-soak.

If you are really whacking away for an extended period, by definition 
it alters your initial agitation. With a pre-soak that isn't true.

I also like it because I use HC-110 and the developing time is pretty 
short. Because the developer has to displace the water rather than 
being absorbed by dry film, it extends your developing time about 20 
to 30 seconds.

Conceptually, it should also add a very small density to shadows and 
slightly diminish highlights. Personally, I don't like halation and I 
like a full range of printable values so that is a plus. Of course I 
adjust my developing time and agitation to achieve that and those 
play a major role, so I have no idea how much pre-soaking alters 
highlight and shadow density.



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