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How many roll film tanks?
Hello All,
I have been studying Ansel Adams' three excellent photography books and trying to plan some things for a darkroom I am building. I was reading the "Roll Film Processing" section in "The Negative". Most places online indicate that one tank is used and chemicals are dumped out and replaced by the chemicals in the next step. Ansel's instructions seem to indicate a separate processing tank for each step. I think this is further clarified by the pictures in which each tank has a different letter on the front. I counted five as follows: 1. Pre-soak 2. Developer 3. Stop Bath 4. Fixer 5. Hypo clearing agent Being new at this I am trying to stay as true to Ansel's instructions/technique as possible as a starting point. I figure if I follow the instructions of one of the masters it will eliminate a lot of initial frustration. What are all of you doing? One tank or separate tanks? Anyone tried both and noticed a difference? It seems like chemical residue in the single tank scenario could play a part in affecting development. |
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