Question Time: water holding bath?

[Captain_joe6]

Hey all, I've got a question to throw out. Here goes:

I develop my large format film in trays and by inspection. I'm not looking to change that, it works for me. What I've been wondering lately is if it would adversely affect any of my negatives if I were to place them in a tray of water, slosh them about a bit, inspect them, and then place any stragglers back in the developer for a second go.

I ask because I noticed once that after a water rinse it was much easier to see through the negative when I was inspecting them rather than checking them right out of the developer when they are quite cloudy (and I know I'm looking through the base side of the film). Could this lead to an easier time checking my development?

Discuss. Thank you.

 

[jim appleyard]

Try reading here:http://unblinkingeye.com/Articles/Inspection/inspection.html

 

[Captain_joe6]

So that covers whether i can put the film in a water bath and then inspect it, but the question still remains: could I put it back in the developer if I wanted to without experiencing adverse effects?

 

[bdial]

No reason not to as long as it's just water. You would probably want to agitate well when going back into the developer to make sure any water carry-over is mixed in well with the developer. Using a very active developer might be a problem, but at the point you'd be doing this the neg is probably pretty close to done, so I'd think any potential even-ness problems would be minimal.
Finally, you may not want to re-use the developer, since you're slowly diluting it, albeit minimally. OTH, since you develop by inspection, it probably doesn't matter.

 

[Kirk Keyes]

I see no issue. It's just like using a water presoak when beginning your development, except it's in the middle of the run. Of course, time in the water bath will give a little compensating development, but if you are agitating it an the time is not long, there should be little effect from that as well.

 

[Captain_joe6]

Well awesome. I knew you all were good for something!