Response to newspaper d/r

Hi Shawn: Whew, a bunch of questions! Suggestions: 1. Use a water rinse or stop bath between developer and fixer. 2. Wash for 30 minutes instead of 5. 3. Fill a squirt bottle with distilled water and, while squirting water from it, move it from top to bottom of washed film, both sides. Dispense with Photo flo. 4. Try Freestyle or Adorama house brands of vc paper, both are about $25/100 8x10. I've never found any fb paper to be cheaper than rc. 5. Continue using D76 stock solution but at 1to 1 with water, dilute with cold or hot water as needed to bring to temp. Toss it after one use. 6. Same chemistry to tray develop fb as rc paper. No savings there. 7. Put in a cd player and a selection of your favorite cds. Have fun with it whatever else you do. Mike

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