I have several sheets of 5x7 FP4 I want to process and have been waiting on the SP810 I ordered. I know I can tray process these and do have all the stuff. I've had no trouble processing 5x7 plates. B&W film must be done in the dark, not safe light. Does the entire process have to be done in the dark? I thought I read that only the developing does. I'm not sure how I could easily shift sheets around in the dark, so here's my plan: (in dark) take sheet from holder and drop into develop tray. Process normally (have Gralab 300 glow in dark timer.) Take sheet out and drop it into stop bath, 30 seconds. Now, turn on low watt red safe light & place sheet into fixer. Fix normally (5 minutes) in fix tray. Remove from fix and place in wash tray. Will this work? Can I get away with b&w film using low power red light AFTER develop & stop bath? This would make things a helluva a lot easier for me.


Kent in SD