Re: Stop bath and vinegar

2001-01-23 Thread Mike Johnston
>> I don't even use selenium toner on >> a regular basis, since that's a >> pollutant unless you live near the ocean. > > Care to expand upon that Mike? What's one's proximity to the > ocean got to do with selenium toner being a pollutant? Shel, Because selenium is a pollutant in fresh water

Re: Stop bath and vinegar

2001-01-22 Thread Mike Johnston
> Well, I guess for 20 odd years then the prints have just been developing a bit > more in the fix. I use rapid fix, tho, and that's pretty strong so I think > it > stops > quickly enough. Never refresh chemicals, always start new. > Annsan, You've been stopping your prints with water. No

Re: Stop bath and vinegar

2001-01-22 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Mike Johnston commented: > I don't even use selenium toner on > a regular basis, since that's a > pollutant unless you live near the ocean. Care to expand upon that Mike? What's one's proximity to the ocean got to do with selenium toner being a pollutant? At what distance from the ocean does

Stop bath and vinegar

2001-01-21 Thread Mike Johnston
on 1/21/01 3:47 PM, pentax-discuss-digest at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I'm Ilford all the way, too - particularly like the Multigrade IV RC > pearl. For starting out, certainly, > using the RC paper is a time and agony saving route. One health tip - > use clear white vinegar > for a stop in