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Old 17th February 2021, 02:54 PM
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Originally Posted by funkyfreshmix View Post
Does anyone actually use the Ilford method ?

It feels rather light on the water changes.
Well, you have to remember that a small (very, very, very small) amount of residual fixer in the emulsion is actually beneficial to the archival qualities. Ilford have done this under laboratory conditions many years ago and measured residual fixer to be at suitable levels.

Having said that, I am one of those who give another couple of rinses "just to be sure" . Materials have changed over the years and it is not clear if they have verified this process under modern materials and conditions.

I now have temperature-controlled water in my darkroom so I can set it to 20C and just stick a hose in the tank now to save my time.
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