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Thanks for your comments. I'm glad I asked the question. I wanted some fresh ideas on this topic and I got them. I will try the shallow pan in the sun trick. Simple and clean.<div></div>

I live on an old farm that utilizes a septic waste system and well water. I

have been using wine bottles to collect all my old soup, stop, fixer and hypo

over the past 6 months. Now I have quite a collection that I'm sure won't

fetch much on ebay.

 

What is the best way to get rid of this waste? Secondly, is it "ok" to empty

Stop and Hypo down the sink into the septic system? I know better than to dump

fixer and developer down the drain.

 

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I've tried everything to remedy this problem from running a hot shower during the drying process, laying heavy books directly on the negs. to hanging weights (heavy brass padlocks) and my KODAK film always curls. I was going to post this very question on this board today. I just experimented with Agfa APX100 in hopes it was the film but got the same curls.

 

I will try Curls suggestion and reload my ss reels with the emulsion side out and let them dry. If that doesn't work, I'll just live my all my curled negs. They seem to scan fine. Thanks for asking the question. Any more tips?

I have had the same problem with my last two rolls. I recently upgraded to Hewes reels and have been very careful to only use 2 drops of flo. Also using distilled water it the final rinse has helped as I have well water and it's full of all sorts of minerals etc. I also just started "snapping" the film as I unroll it (to get rid of excess water) and the problem has gone away. Now if I could just get rid to the curl.

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Notice the same "streak" in this recent wedding photo I took...

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<A HREF="http://d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/4200822-lg.jpg">The Streak</A>

 

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Good Luck

Thanks for all the responses. A lot to think about. I'd like to try Diafine. Almost sounds too good to be true. I developed 3 rolls yesterday and they all were pretty bad. Most were shot in very low light with flash and the flash was way too strong. Live and learn.

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Here is one of the better ones...

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I'm getting ready to develop a couple rolls of film using T-Max. Can

I pour the developer back into an unused bottle and use it again

(today)to develop 2 more rolls or will it be completely exhausted?

I'm running a tad low and have 4 rolls I'd like to finish today.

Maybe pour half out and add half of fresh working solution?

 

Also I've read conflicting articles about agitating during the first

minute. Should I agitate the entire first minute or just do as the

box indicates (every 30 seconds for 5 seconds) I'm using TMAX 100.

 

Thanks,

 

William

I rinsed them again and they are much better....however they got dusty as I carelessly left them under my old lamp. (Brilliant)

I will defiantly try distilled water but will mostly work on being more careful as it's a very sensitive hobby.

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I will continue to build a portfolio and enjoy my new hobby. For now I enjoy developing the negs, scanning them, then editing with photoshop...which is my darkroom for the time being.

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Thanks for the advice.

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*Very sorry to hear Minolta is bailing out of the camera market.

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I just finished developing my second ever roll of film and nearly

every exposure has water spots/stains. (Probably a classic rookie

mistake) Not sure exactly what went wrong. The only things I did

different from the first roll was shake the gallon jug of developer

a little before pouring it into the tank and like a rookie, I

dropped the negatives when hanging them to dry. I did add 2 drops of

photo flo at the end of the process. Would a sponge help eliminate

this problem? Maybe the water was a too warm during the rinse cycle?

 

Below is a link to one of the images from the roll. Any comments or

suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

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<a href="http://www.tway.org/images/photonet.jpg" >Water Spots?</a>