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Re: B&W developing at home

2003-02-10 by Seth Rossman

Stephen-

Try clipping the outter edges to the line, not the center of the film.  If
it's 120, all the more reason.

Use two clips at the bottom also, one on each corner.

Since photographic materials curl toward the emulsion, putting more tension
on the center forces more curl.  The reason you see more curl sometimes is a
variation in Relative Humidity --the hotter and dryer, the more the curl.
Radio Shack has a temp/RH meter for about $20 that will show you the
changes.

The "run the hot shower" trick should increase humidity and lower the curl.

Seth



=From: Stephen Kobrin <skobrin@hotmail.com> 
=Subject: [Digital BW] Re: B&W developing at home
=
=
=strips and put them in holders as soon as I can.  While I have not 
=had a problem with dust, I do have one with edge to edge curl, 
=sometimes worse than others.  Any suggestions on how to get a roll of 
=film to dry flat.  I weight it at the bottom.
=

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