I bought a really cool safelight before I got actually
into printing, only to discover it was an old OA and un-
usable w/ VC papers. For a while I tried a red bulb, but
ditched that in favor of no safelight at all. You only
need one for "convenience", anyway. I frame up & focus the
image on the easel, re-set the timer, slip the paper in by
feel and turn on the timed enlarger. It is a simple matter
to remove the paper and transfer it to the developer tub.
Then the infamous Timex Indiglo gets a quick look at and
development starts being counted out (a smooth counting to
45 puts me "on track" for a 90sec development) and checked
occassionaly w/ the Timex. Transfer to the Stop for a count
of 7 or 8 and the time taken to reach the room light switch
suffices. Then on through the fixer & hypo in room light w/
an estimated 2min & 4min respectively. Then off to the bathroom
for a flushing under the faucet to remove the bulk of the chems
on the surface of the paper and on into the big plastic tub
(about 8 gallons) for a 10-15min soak w/ frequent stirring
and sloshing about. Slap 'em onto an angled plastic gridded
gizmo or hang 'em by the corners long enough for most of the
water to run off and then into the bedroom to lean up against
bundled-up blankets 'til fully dry. Not all that long w/ RC-VC
Bill
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Bill D. Casselberry ; Photography on the Oregon Coast
http://www.orednet.org/~bcasselb
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