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At the Sink

The chemistry that was measured out earlier is already in the trays, arranged in order of left to right.

  1. Place and fully submerge each sheet of 4x5 film into the Prewet tray for two (2) minutes.
  2. After the Prewet, start moving the sheets one by one to the Developing tray for the required time. Be sure to steadily agitate and not to rush.
  3. Move the sheets over to the Stop bath for one (1) minute.
  4. After the Stop bath, move the sheets over to the Fixer bath and agitate for sever (7) minutes (after 5 minutes you can turn on the light but you don't have too).
  5. Dump the Prewet tray and fill with tap water. Move the film to this new water bath and fill and dump this tray ten (10) times.
  6. Place the film into the Fix Remover bath for two (2) minutes.
  7. After these steps you will put the film into hangers and wash it for ten (10) minutes.
  8. Soak the sheets in a tray of Photoflo