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NO . 2 FLEXO M NUAL .
5. Now pass the film throu gh the developer in the same
manner as described fo r wetting it, and show n in cut. K ee p it
con
sta ntly in m otio n, and in abou t one minut e the high li ghts
wi ll b eg in to da rk en and you will r ead ily be ab le to disting ui sh
the unexp ose d sec ti ons between the negatives a nd in abo ut two
minut es will be able to distinguish obj ec ts in th picture. Co m-
plete
deve l opment in the st rip, giving sufficient le ngth of devel·
opment to bring o ut wh at de ta il you ca n in the thinnest nega-
tives.
Th ere is no harm in hav ing your negatives of different
de nsity- this ca n be se t ri ght in the printing. Th e difTerence in
the density doe s n ot affect the difference in contrast.
K ee p the strip which is being devel oped constantly in
m
ot ion, allowing the deve loper to act 5 to 10 minut es. Th e
pr ocess of deve l opme nt may be watched by hol ding the neg a-
tives up to the la
mp from time to time .
Wh en de ve lo pin g Eas tman N. C. F ilm , c ar e mu st be
tak en no t to hold it cl ose to the la mp for an y leng th of
tim e . T hi s film is ve ry ra pid and is or t h oc hromat ic,
th erefore liable to fog unle ss ha ndl ed c ar ef ull y .
6. Afte r completing deve l opment, transfer to the third
tr ay a nd rin se two or or thr ee ti mes with clea r, co ld water.
NOTB:. If prererr e d, the t1e ga live s m ay now be Clit apart a nd fixed
sepa ratel y.
FIXING.
Pr ovide a box of K oda k Acid Fixing Powder and pr epa re
a fixing
bath as peor dir ec ti ons on the p ac kage. Put this into a
tray
(fu urth tray of an Eastma n deve l op ing out fi t ) or wash
bowl.
When the powder has thorough ly di sso lved add to the
so lution as much of the Acidifier, which you will fi nd in a sma ll
box inside the lar ge one, as dir~ctions ca ll for. As soon as this