DH_Studio
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yuck. I never do that.
in terms of washing, I prefer to do an initial fill, dump, fill, dump in rapid succession, which pretty much removes everything but what is actually in the emulsion. From there, do a fill, put it under a dribble of water so that the tank changes water about every 5-10 minutes, then let diffusion over time do it’s job and go do something else in the meantime. The Paterson tank is extremely well suited for that, and the end result is really well washed film. I actually mostly use the Paterson tanks at home and the Jobo stuff at my lab. With the jobo stuff, for C-41/E-6, the in between washes are water changes, the last wash before putting it the final rinse is in a film washer, same thing as the Paterson, let diffusion over time do it’s job.
with either tank system, I never, ever, ever let the reels come into contact with final rinse or photoflo. It’s way too hard to get off the reels.
I didn't know that was an issue - is the same true of stainless steel reels? i've been using photo flo while my stuff is still on the reels, didn't even realize anyone did it any other way.