Digital BW, The Print

>> I use the Kodak method of lowering the dry film into the developer.

>Paul, what is the "Kodak method"?

Rather than pour the developer into a tank that has the film reel in it,
Kodak recommends for Tech Pan that you lower the reel with the film into a
tank that has the developer already in it (in the dark, obviously).  So,
while it means more work in darkness, it results in more even development
and perhaps fewer bubbles on the film.

I might also mention that I tap the tank onto the counter top hard twice and
soft a couple of times after each agitation to dislodge the bubbles that get
caught under the reel and on the film surface.

One other thing I do is use only half the recommended concentration of Photo
Flo in a final distilled water rinse.  This helps avoid Newton's rings with
the Nikon glass carrier.

Paul
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