It's been a while since I've done this, so I'm a bit
uncertain, but for the sake of clarity, I was hoping
someone who uses the Type 55 regularly will chime
in--as far as I remember, you don't need to fix Type
55 negatives, you simply clear them with the sodium
sulfite or Permawash--or am I going crazy?
Comments appreciated.
Colin
--- DAlfrey@aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 10/8/01 9:42:25 AM Central
> Daylight Time,
> LCalfee@Central.UH.EDU writes:
>
> << Please double-check the dilution ratio for sodium
> sulfite. I believe that
> it's an 18% solution.
> >>
> I saw the same 18% solution ratio in an article in
> a back issue of View
> Camera magazine...but a couple of people on list
> have told me to use Perma
> Wash instead, as Sodium Sulfite " tends to be grainy
> ". As I understand it
> correctly, the Type 55 P/N must be fixed, then
> run/agtitated through a
> PermaWash solution( working strength of 3 oz
> PermaWash to a gallon of water),
> re-washed , then dried before usable for printing ,
> I hope I am not being
> denser than my negatives :-)
>
> DAlfrey
> DAlfrey@aol.com
>
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