smile
why so serious?
ok. thanks, i'll wait till tomorrow
Pirate
Guitar playing Fotografer
If you touch the end of the film, not on a frame, you will feel it sticky when it's still too wet to handle. You want it to feel smooth and slick, that means dry. Some films take 3-4 hours, some take more. A lot will depend on the environment you are drying it in and the temperature. My bathroom/darkroom stays about 23-24 degrees C and I have a home-made drying box to keep down any dust that may stick to the film.
bigeye
Well-known
The emulsion is really soft, until 'hard dry' (>4hrs-ish), too. I've added a lot of work spotting because I was impatient.
Rolling backwards will take out the curl, but then the pressure side of the roll is the emulsion side and I've had some small scratches result. With Tri-x, just drying well and putting them into sleeves works for me.
Rolling backwards will take out the curl, but then the pressure side of the roll is the emulsion side and I've had some small scratches result. With Tri-x, just drying well and putting them into sleeves works for me.