damaging the emulsion? I sometimes have trouble getting hold of the corners of my 8x10 sheet film to lift it out. I have scratched several sheets in one of the upper corners with the opposing edge of the film. Does anyone have a good routine they use? Tweezers? Many thanks!
Ed,
I use forceps. They grip very securely and I can easily hold just the very corner of the negative.
Richard
I fill the tank full of water and then the film sorta floats off the sides
leec
Lee's trick has worked for me for a long time...let the water do the work.
I fill the tank with water, and with gloved hands (cheap surgical gloves), I roll the top part of the film away from the tube edge, and slide it up. Never scratched one out of 1200+ sheets.
Jobo sheet film clip.
OK, thanks guys! I have a dry darkroom (no running water) and can't fill the tank so I bought some forceps yesterday. The Efke 100 film I use seems to have a fragile emulsion. Ed
"The Efke 100 film I use seems to have a fragile emulsion."
And that is probably the understatement of the week.
Efke films are widely known for having very, very soft emulsion.
If a contact print at arm's length is too small to see, you need a bigger camera. :D
Ed with Efke sheet films you should use a hardening fixer and if possible fill the expert drum with water.
Claude
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