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Re: 220 film

  • From: Les Gehman <lpg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Subject: Re: 220 film
  • Date: Sat, 06 Mar 1999 10:12:15 -0700
>   I have heard that 220 is too long to hang to dry
> vertically (in a dip and dunk system) so they hang
> it in a U shape. The water and residual chemicals
> run to the bottom of the U and may stain or mark
> the photo(s) at the bottom.

At least at the lab I take my slide film to, the U is at the top.
You don't have to worry about chemicals staining the film at the U, but
you do get a slight curl in the one slide.  35mm film is done the same
way with the U at the top.

Les