New poll -- presoaking

[valdormar]

• Do you pre-soak your film? = Always - No matter what film it is
• In what? = Cold Tap Water
• At what temp? = As Cold As It Gets. I let the cold water run for 1 min, then fill the tank/tube/tray.
• How long? = 10 min pre-soak ALWAYS

I always get the same great results for over 30 years.
Pair of Gloves (Nitrile / Latex / Rubber)
10 min pre-soak (after 5 min pour out water refill soak another 5 more min)
XTOL 1:1 68º (Before XTOL I used other Kodak Developers)
3 min Stop Bath
10 or 20 min Fixer depends on the age of the fixer and film
2 min hand wash cold soapy water
2 min hand wash cold water with a little windex window cleaner (original formula)
1 min cold water rinse
Hang to dry
No spots no scratches, rarely any dust.

[chassis]

Valdomar, what is your recipe for "cold soapy water" wash? I'm interested to try that.

[Pat Kearns]

Presoak with filtered tap water at the same temperature as developer.

[Fred L]

used to presoak sheets but not any more unless I'm processing 7x17 in a long tube, at which point I will presoak for a minute or two.

[Jim Andrada]

I use a Jobo and usually pre-soak unless I forget.

[Rich14]

I pre-soak only C-41 process. Never any of my BW.

I can't find anything to show that presoaking harms anything, but I can find plenty to show that it's unnecessary for any of today's BW films.

Rich