Hey guys, I’ve always had this issue in one way or another with c-41 development and I’ve only managed to offset the problem with inconsistent results.
Pictured is the worst case scenario of the spots that turn up on my negative. I know the long strands are dust and I can deal with that much more easily but the deposits all over the negative have been a challenge.
I somewhat figure that its due to the hardness of my water leaving mineral deposits on my negative during the drying process but is there anything I can incorporate into my workflow for clean negatives?
I mix my chemicals with distilled water and do my final rinse in distilled water. The rinses in between are done with tap water with the ilford method and I dry at the end with a salad spinner. What Id get still are negatives that are 70% spotless for most of the roll and the rolls at the end that are filthy although for the most part, there is no water on the film when I hang to dry. My most effective solution has been to wipe the film off with a pec pad but that leaves scratches. Also I’m thinking also that my salad spinner is too small and is also scratching my film.
Ive used photo flo at the correct dilution and it solved issues ive had with water marks but not the mineral deposits. I’m positioning myself to invest in Kodak final rinse but want to be sure that it has properties that are likely to solve my issue before I proceed to purchase.
Thank you in advance.
Pictured is the worst case scenario of the spots that turn up on my negative. I know the long strands are dust and I can deal with that much more easily but the deposits all over the negative have been a challenge.
I somewhat figure that its due to the hardness of my water leaving mineral deposits on my negative during the drying process but is there anything I can incorporate into my workflow for clean negatives?
I mix my chemicals with distilled water and do my final rinse in distilled water. The rinses in between are done with tap water with the ilford method and I dry at the end with a salad spinner. What Id get still are negatives that are 70% spotless for most of the roll and the rolls at the end that are filthy although for the most part, there is no water on the film when I hang to dry. My most effective solution has been to wipe the film off with a pec pad but that leaves scratches. Also I’m thinking also that my salad spinner is too small and is also scratching my film.
Ive used photo flo at the correct dilution and it solved issues ive had with water marks but not the mineral deposits. I’m positioning myself to invest in Kodak final rinse but want to be sure that it has properties that are likely to solve my issue before I proceed to purchase.
Thank you in advance.