Re: Dumb question re: processing 4x5

On Sat, 20 Oct 2007 12:27:00 -0400, "Robert Chin" <bchin_us@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
wrote:

>I'm sorry if this has been answered before.  This is a legit question so 
>please bear with me.
>
>My set up is not optimum.  I do not have a dedicated darkroom (for now at

>least).  I've done many many rolls of film over the years.  I throw 
>everyting into a changing bag, load up a reel and no problem.
>
>I'm getting ready to process 4x5 sheet film for the first time.  It
requires 
>a bit more space to handle the sheet film than rolls.  Since I do not
have a 
>dedicated darkroom, I can't fill the tanks with the necessary chemicals, 
>leave them on a tabletop, and just lift the film holder from tank to tank
in 
>the dark.
>
>So my question(s) is/are simple:  I've heard that because the processing 
>tanks for 4x5 film take so long to fill, uneven development could result.

>Is this a real problem, or is it the opinion of someone really obsessive?

>Would I be better off making a light tight space to do this?
>
>Advice welcome from all.
>
>Thanks.
Can you fill the developer tank in advance, and lower the film holder into
it in
total darkness?  If so, that takes care of the filling.  Then, you can, in
the
dark, take the top off the tank, dump the developer and pour in the stop
bath.  
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