Gene, thankyou for imparting such valuable info. For too long people have been misled about washing times. The emulsions are just not that thick and the chemical reactions are pretty fast. I have been using short wash times since I started doing my own processing/printing and my prints are still pristine. In addition to saving precious water resources it helps maintain the crispness in the blacks and the subtle highlights that are overfixed and washed out. Fix is a bleach but most don't realize it. Thanks again for helping dispell the washing myth. James(posted 9192 days ago)