I had the "pinhole" problem when developing the old Panatomic-X. As a result, I have only used a water rinse, I fill, invert twice and dump.
Bob Rapp ----- Original Message ----- From: "Shel Belinkoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, March 17, 2002 1:39 AM Subject: Re: Stop Bath > I processed my first roll of film in 1967, and since then have processed > countless rolls, many emulsions, and used numerous developers, and have > always used a stop bat. I've used many dilutions of stop bath 'cause > I'm always in a hurry (I Hate Developing Film) and often don't measure > precisely. Never had a pin hole. Is this just a theoretical problem, > or does it really happen to some people? > > Paul Stenquist wrote: > > > > Isn't venegar pretty much the same thing as stop bath (ascetic acid), athough > > in diution? I use about one teaspoon of stop bath per quart. Smells exactly > > like vinegar. However, when developing film, I do a quick water rinse before > > pouring in the stop bath. I think that reduces the possibility of pinholing. > > Paul > > -- > Shel Belinkoff > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://home.earthlink.net/~belinkoff/ > http://home.earthlink.net/~belinkoff/darkroom-rentals/index.html > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
