Will water droplets on drying color film show up after drying?
Gary Hunt
Steve Cary wrote:
>
> Hi, I just hung up my first two rolls of 35mm color film to dry. There
> are several water droplets on the surfaces that I didn't get off for
> some reason. Will these show up after the film is dry? Steve
Yes,probably. They tend to be most noticeable in areas that are evenly
toned (e.g. the sky), and less of a problem in heavily patterned
areas--but they're still there. (How badly depends on the mineral
content of the water.) You may be able to take them off after the fact
by using Kodak Film Cleaner or something similar--most of them tend to
be on the back side of the film where you can wipe using a soft cloth,
lens tissue or something similar without excessive risk of damaging the
film.
Steve Cary
edg...@aol.com
Subject: Will water droplets on drying color film show up after drying?
From: sc...@iadfw.net (Steve Cary)
Date: Mon, 25 Nov 1996 02:39:56 GMT
Message-ID: <32990699...@news.airmail.net>
Hi, I just hung up my first two rolls of 35mm color film to dry. There
are several water droplets on the surfaces that I didn't get off for
some reason. Will these show up after the film is dry? Steve
Steve,
Just like on a fully waxed car, the water droplets will ultimately dry
leaving small ringlets.
My solution (below), totally eliminates this problem:
With b/w 35mm negatives, using a VERY CLEAN cellulous sponge, pull the wet
negatives between the sponge. Cut them into 60-frame strips, place them
emulsion side up on a piece of paper towl inside a microwave oven and then
zap it!
Your negs will be completely dry in less than 90 seconds (experiment with
your power settings) and droplet free.
There is no need to wait for negs to dry!
Edgy01 (I've been doing this since microwave ovens were invented).
John Wagner
: My solution (below), totally eliminates this problem:
: With b/w 35mm negatives, using a VERY CLEAN cellulous sponge, pull the wet
: negatives between the sponge. Cut them into 60-frame strips, place them
: emulsion side up on a piece of paper towl inside a microwave oven and then
: zap it!
: Your negs will be completely dry in less than 90 seconds (experiment with
: your power settings) and droplet free.
: There is no need to wait for negs to dry!
: Edgy01 (I've been doing this since microwave ovens were invented).
Edgy01, I have heard about people using the microwave to dry photo
material before (A.A. did it with his paper test strips), but don't you
have a dust problem if you let the negs sit on paper towels? Seems like
the dust would be welded to the negs with this procedure - but what is
your experience?
John
Kang Myong-jin
edg...@aol.com wrote:
>
> Subject: Will water droplets on drying color film show up after drying?
> From: sc...@iadfw.net (Steve Cary)
> Date: Mon, 25 Nov 1996 02:39:56 GMT
> Message-ID: <32990699...@news.airmail.net>
>
> Hi, I just hung up my first two rolls of 35mm color film to dry. There
> are several water droplets on the surfaces that I didn't get off for
> some reason. Will these show up after the film is dry? Steve
>
> Steve,
>
> Just like on a fully waxed car, the water droplets will ultimately dry
> leaving small ringlets.
>
>
> With b/w 35mm negatives, using a VERY CLEAN cellulous sponge, pull the wet
> negatives between the sponge. Cut them into 60-frame strips, place them
> emulsion side up on a piece of paper towl inside a microwave oven and then
> zap it!
>
> Your negs will be completely dry in less than 90 seconds (experiment with
> your power settings) and droplet free.
> There is no need to wait for negs to dry!
>
> Edgy01 (I've been doing this since microwave ovens were invented).
I don't know about color negs, but with my b&w negs, I use photo-flo
mixed with distilled water, continously agitating the film for 90
seconds. BTW, I do not squegee the film, let alone even touch it at all
except for the edges. If you still get watermarks, try using photo-flo
at half strength, but always remember to agitate the film in the
photo-flo for at least 60 seconds.
Kang Myong-jin