Dropping film... because I'm a clumsy klutz sometimes.

MattKing said:

Because then the photo-flo gets on the reels, and it is hard to get the residue (photo-flo plus gelatin) off the reels.

You also end up handling both the slippery film and the slippery reels when you go to hang the film to dry.

I also wonder if the reels themselves might prevent the photo-flo from acting evenly on the entire surface of the film.

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Some of my reels are 55 years old are are not showing symptoms from an excess of photo flow.
When did you kiss the stone in Castle Blarney?

Xmas said:

Some of my reels are 55 years old are are not showing symptoms from an excess of photo flow.
When did you kiss the stone in Castle Blarney?

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You probably clean your reels and the rest of your equipment well after each use.

The last time I checked Blarney still cannot develop nor print film. Do you have a different experience?

I develop my roll film negs on jobo reels, they stay on the reels until washing is complete. I then open the reel and dump the film into a bowl of water and photo-flo. The bowl is sitting on the floor of the shower. I reach in to the water photo-flo mix and grab the end. I attach a film clip and hang it in the shower. If I were to drop it, it would fall back into the bowl. I haven't dropped a roll yet.

Once hanging I wipe the roll and then attach another clip on the bottom.

For sheet film, the photo-flo mix is in an 8x10 tray and I attach the clip on the corner above the tray. So if I drop it ... it falls back into the photo-flo water mix.