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Easier Tray Developing
Being new to 8x10 I'm still looking for easier ways to do things.
My first tray-developed films were a hassle. But ... I got in my tanks & hangars. Unfortunately there's not enough shot each time to justify filling the tanks. So I put the sheet into the hangar and lay it in the tray for developing. Makes it much easier to agitate, insert, and remove. And the hangar keeps it from rubbing on the bottom of the tray. Any other ideas out there to make things easier? (I can use all the hints there are.) Thanks, Collin |
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Hi Collin,
For 4x5 and 5x7, I use processing panels which I made on the following design: http://philbard.com/panel.html I do not know how this would work for 8x10 as there would be a tendency to sag. But that would be on the back side, anyways, as it is important to have the emulsion layer on top. Otherwise film development is uneven. A panel for 8x10 would probably hold only 1 sheet each, unless you are going to go for a tray that would accomodate 16x20, in which case the panel could hold four sheets. Francis A. Miniter Collin Brendemuehl wrote: Being new to 8x10 I'm still looking for easier ways to do things. My first tray-developed films were a hassle. But ... I got in my tanks & hangars. Unfortunately there's not enough shot each time to justify filling the tanks. So I put the sheet into the hangar and lay it in the tray for developing. Makes it much easier to agitate, insert, and remove. And the hangar keeps it from rubbing on the bottom of the tray. Any other ideas out there to make things easier? (I can use all the hints there are.) Thanks, Collin |
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