On Nov 30, 2004, at 7:15 AM, John Coyle wrote:
I used a deep sink of water at 40C to maintain the chemicals in the tank at approximately the recommended temperature, and did not find my results significantly affected by any deviation from the standard
Back when I had my darkroom, I had a devil of a time keeping my water temperature consistent. Our "old" bathroom had two different faucets--one for hot and one for cold. It was difficult for me to keep constant temperatures. A couple of degrees, and the film suffered horribly from reticulation. It looks like bad grain, but the best way I know to describe it was like glass shattering. The temperature fluctuations would cause the emulsion to shatter. This was Tri-X 400 usually, B&W. Is color slide film _less_ sensitive to temp. fluctuations than this? That would be convenient! :-) However, I personally would recommend assuring that your equipment can maintain constant temperature. I ruined some good pictures thanks to my setup.
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-Jon Glass
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