On 19 Feb 2002 at 15:50, Mick Maguire wrote: > I developed my very first roll of film at the weekend. It was a roll > of TRI-X 400. I used Kodak TMax developer, Ilfostop and Kodak > fixer-hardener. I was most elated at the results; my practicing with > winding the film onto the spools had paid off (no problems with the > winding etc) and the negs look good. I'm still awaiting delivery of > the enlarger so I cant tell much more than an eyeball of the > negatives.
Excellent, congratulations. > One thing which is bothering me though is that as the negs > dried they developed a curl. not along the length of the film but > perpendicular to it. Is this normal when doing your own developing? Is > there something I can do to avoid it? You might try leaving the hardener out of the fixer (you don't need it), and let them dry slowly in a moist environment. I dry mine overnight in the bathroom after running the shower first. Still, you might get some curl (I do). I get rid of it by sleeving the negs, then placing them under a few boxes of paper. After 2 days they're usually totally flat, depending on the brand. Delta 3200 seems to be worst, Fuji usually comes out pretty flat. IIRC, Tri-X is in-between. Also, curl just seems to go away on it's own once you sleeve the negs. They might be flat by the time your enlarger shows up...or maybe not, with that yucky hardener. What kind of enlarger did you get? I hereby welcome you to the Brotherhood of the Dark....oh, never mind. tv - 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 .
