Re: Mr. Stoopid's Darkroom Triumph
Mine looks like Francis Tang's. Brown bottles are film developer. Windshield washer liquid bottle is paper developer. Vinegar bottle is stop. Milk jug is fixer. The joys of the $50 darkroom! (Or was it even that much?) Collin * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< - 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 .
Re: Mr. Stoopid's Darkroom Triumph
In a message dated 6/4/2001 9:57:10 AM US Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > On Mon, 4 Jun 2001, Shel Belinkoff wrote: > > > Mr. Stoopid would like to thank everyone who offered good ideas for > > preventing this foolish mistake from happening again, and for not > > making Mr. Stoopid feel too much like Mr. Sphincter. > This should make you feel a little less "stoopid". Years ago, I did the same thing - with another person's film. Regards and sympathy, Ed Matthew - 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 .
Re: Mr. Stoopid's Darkroom Triumph
On Mon, 4 Jun 2001, Shel Belinkoff wrote: > Mr. Stoopid would like to thank everyone who offered good ideas for > preventing this foolish mistake from happening again, and for not > making Mr. Stoopid feel too much like Mr. Sphincter. :-) Wish you all the best. Ayash K. - 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 .
Re: Mr. Stoopid's Darkroom Triumph
Mr. Stoopid would like to thank everyone who offered good ideas for preventing this foolish mistake from happening again, and for not making Mr. Stoopid feel too much like Mr. Sphincter. -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] "It matters little how much equipment we use; it matters much that we be masters of all we do use." - Sam Abell - 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 .
Re: Mr. Stoopid's Darkroom Triumph
Well as long as you didn't refill your wine glass with fixer, all should be ok in the morning. :) I've got a stoopid camera trick that rates up with that one and might make you feel better. Last weekend in Paris on a fine clear summery morning, jet-lagged and unable to sleep, I took a cab with my sleepy-eyed fiance in tow and all my gear to the top of Monmarte to catch the sunrise over Paris. After shooting most of a roll of Paris from in front of Sacre-Coeur, I started to pack up for a new location, and noticed that my LX shutter speed dial was still set to the 2000 I used to clear the first few frames of the roll. Every shot was nearly black. And It was Velvia. Cheers, Gerald - Original Message - From: "Shel Belinkoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Pentax List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, June 03, 2001 11:40 PM Subject: Mr. Stoopid's Darkroom Triumph > If you've ever processed your own film, you'll know how some days > everything is perfect. The chemicals were mixed precisely, the > background music you've chosen is perfect, the temperatures on the > money, and every time you lift the tank to agitate the rhythm and > timing are spot on. Such was this evening's experience, as I was > processing some wonderful happy snaps of a dinner we had at a > friend's house last week. Tri-X in Acufine, EI 1000. Everything > was perfect, except that I developed the film in the fixer! > > May ~your~ darkroom experiences all be better than this one. > -- > Shel Belinkoff > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > "It matters little how much equipment we use; it > matters much that we be masters of all we do use." - Sam Abell > - > 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 .
Re: Mr. Stoopid's Darkroom Triumph
William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > - Original Message - > From: "Shel Belinkoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Pentax List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: June 4, 2001 12:40 AM > Subject: Mr. Stoopid's Darkroom Triumph > > > > > > May ~your~ darkroom experiences all be better than this one. > > OUCH > Ummm, here is a little hint: Put a small quantity of stopbath > into your fixer as part of your chemical mixing. It doesn't take > much, all you want is a bit of acetic acid smell. Then, if it > smells like stopbath, and you haven't used developer yet, you > know it is time to stop pouring and start reading. > All fixer formulations are acetic acid tolerant, and many > formulae use it as an ingredient. I usually have the fixer in a 2 litres bottle, while the developer is in a 1 litre bottle. It is impossible to mistake one for the other even in complete darkness. Gianfranco Get free email and a permanent address at http://www.netaddress.com/?N=1 - 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 .
Re: Mr. Stoopid's Darkroom Triumph
On Mon, Jun 04, 2001 at 12:59:55AM -0600, William Robb wrote: > > - Original Message - > From: "Shel Belinkoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Pentax List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: June 4, 2001 12:40 AM > Subject: Mr. Stoopid's Darkroom Triumph > > > > > > May ~your~ darkroom experiences all be better than this one. > > OUCH > Ummm, here is a little hint: Put a small quantity of stopbath > into your fixer as part of your chemical mixing. It doesn't take > much, all you want is a bit of acetic acid smell. Then, if it > smells like stopbath, and you haven't used developer yet, you > know it is time to stop pouring and start reading. > All fixer formulations are acetic acid tolerant, and many > formulae use it as an ingredient. Exactly - OUCH! Nice hint, but with the chemicals I use, the fixer is actually stronger smelling than the stop bath. I think they've gone all environmentally friendly and use citric acid instead of acetic these days. My routine involves using different measuring cylinders for dev stop and fix. (We don't have a nice, matching set of cylinders.) So after a while, it becomes routine - wouldn't think of putting fixer into the cylinder with the orange base, or developer in the tall transparent one with the crack down the side. I suppose it's one of the few advantages of using a low-budget darkroom. -- Francis Tang, Postgraduate Research Student, LFCS, Edinburgh. Visiting: AG14, Mathematik, TU Darmstadt, Deutschland. Tel: +49 174/3545241 (D2 Voda) ZNr: 2d/215 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] WWW: http://www.dcs.ed.ac.uk/home/fhlt/ - 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 .
