Re: Do-it-yourself slide developing

[John Coyle]

I sympathise with that Jon - fortunately, we fitted a mixer tap in our 
kitchen when we remodelled, and it is relatively easy to maintain a constant 
flow at a slightly higher temperature to balance natural cooling.  It also 
helps that our average daytime temperature in summer is 25C and in winter 
18C!

John Coyle
Brisbane, Australia
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From: "Jon Glass" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 2004 5:20 PM
Subject: Re: Do-it-yourself slide developing


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
Krakow, Poland
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