Kodak Kodacraft Roll-Film Tank User manual

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ROLL.FILM TAIIK
FOR 116,120, 127,616,
AND 620 BLACK-AND-WHITE FILM

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K0DACRAFT Roll-Film Tank
. This tank is made of tough, chip-proof TENITE Butyrate.  lt is
easy to load and use, and holds 14 ounces of solution when a
roll of film is being processed. Atter the film has been loaded
into the tank, the processing steps can be carried out in a
lighted room. Both the tank and the easy-to-load transparent
film aprons are resistant to all normal photographic processing
solutions.
  Two film aprons are supplied with the tank: a wide apron for
620 and 120 films, and a narrow apron lor 127 film. An apron
for 616 and 116 films is available from your photo dealer.
  The room in which you are going to develop the film can be
a "temporary" darkroom-"temporary" because  it will have to
be dark only until the film development has begun. lt doesn't
have to be a fancy darkroom, just a dark room-one that will
shut out all light.
Nole: Replacement aprons are sold by your photo dealer and
Eastman Kodak Gompany, Parts Services, 800 Lee Road,
Rochester, New York 14650:

         127 Film Apron, Part No. SD3302-127
616-116 Film Apron, Part No. SD3302-616-116 (optional)

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A KODAK Darkroom Gradu-
ate or some other measure
for mixrng your solutions.

Tightly stoppered bottles for
storrng solutions.

A thermometer, such as the
KODAK Darkroom Thermom-
eter.
                               For processing your
                                choose a developer, tTwo  f rlm cltps to hold your                                         bath, and a fixing batffrlm durrng dryrng. You can                              among the following.use spnng-type clothespins.

A KODAK Photo Chamois or
a wad of absorbent cotton to
wrpe the frlm after washing.

KODAK M,CBODOL-X Develope,r, available in powder or
                liquid form; an excellent fine-grain developer producing
             high sharpness of image detail.
         KODAK Developr D-76, available in powder form;
           recommended whenever full emulsion speed is desired.
         KODAK HC-ll0 Developer, available in liquid form, is
              also for general use. lt has photographic characteristics
                similar to those of KODAK Developer D-76.
                 lnstructions lor mixing are on the package.


lms,
stop
'rom       KODAK Unlvercal Stop Bath (wlth lndtcator) or KODAK
              lndlcelor Slop Bath-Follow the mixing instructions on
             the package.

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KODAK Fixer or KODAFIX Solution-follow the mixing
instructions packaged with the fixer. Pour 14 ounces of the
mixed solution into a container ready for pouring into the
tank. Save the balance of the mixed solution in a separate
stoppered bottle for fixrng your photographic prints.




The developer should be at the recommended tempera-
ture, usually 68"F (20'C).  lf the developer is too warm, it
will be overactive;  if too cold, its action will be too slow and
will result in underdevelopment. The KODAK Darkroom
Thermometer  is marked with a ) at 68'F (20"C). The stop
bath and fixing bath should be between 65 and 75'F (18.5
and 24"C).
    lf you need to adjust the developer temperature, cool  it
or warm it by placing the container of solution in a large
pan of cold or warm water until the developer is at the
proper temperature. Never add ice or water directly to the
solution.

Remove the cover and
                weight from the tank.
            Pour the developer
                   solution into the deve-
                   loping tank.
                Choose the correct
                   size of apron for your
                  film-it must be the
              same width as the film.




                  IN TOTAL DARKNESS
                 break the seal on the
                          roll of film and begin to
                 unroll the protective
                paper backing.


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CorrtirrLre lo unroll the protecttve
paper Lrntrl you come to the frlrn Tear
tne paper tab  f rom the end of the  f rlm
Lrft the end of the frlm away from the
proleclrve paper



VVrth the   f ilrn apron unrolled. place the
end of the   f rlm next to the !oolted end                       s
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       :.':of the apron arrd carefully begtn lo       /t
roll the  f rlrn rnto the aLlron.     w*


Hoidrrrq the frlm arrd apron by lfre
edges. roll the  f rlm rnto the apron untrl
you reach the gummed tape whtch
holds the end of the   f rlm to the paper
Carefrrlly tear oft the gurnmed tape
and throw away the paper and the
irlrn spoor Roll up lhe apron

Lower the film and film apron into the tank,
and begin timing the development. Raise and
lower the apron several times; do this carefully
to avoid splashing developer. Place the
weight on the apron and put the cover on the
tank. The lights can then be turned on.



Development times at 68oF for KODAK
VERICHROME Pan Film: In KODAK HC-110
Developer (dilution B) 5 minutes; in KODAK
Developer D-76, 7 minutes; in KODAK
MICRODOL-X Developer, 9 minutes.
  For developing KODAK TRI-X Pan and
KODAK PANATOMIC-X  Films, see the instruc-
tions packaged with the films.
  Agitate the tank by rotating  it back and forth        'Ffor about 5 seconds at 3Gsecond intervals.

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After development, pour th€ developer from
the tank by holding the tank at a slight angle
to prevent the liquid from filling up the air vent
in the top. Do not remoye the cover from the
tanR.



Pour the stop bath into th€ tank through the
opening in the cover, again holding the tank
at a slight angle. Agitate by rotating the tank
back and forth for 30 seconds, and then pour
the stop bath into a bottle.
10Pour in the fixer, and fix KODAK
VERICHROME Pan and TRI-X Pan Films

for 5 to 10 minutes in KODAK Fixer, or for
2 to 4 minutes in KODAFIX Solution; fix
PANATOMIC-X Film lor 2 to 4 minutes in
KODAK Fixer, or for 1 to 2 minutes in KODAFIX
Solution. Agitate the tank frequently during
fixing. When the fixing is completed, pour the
fixer back into its bottle. Open the tank and
wash the film in the tank.



               Wash the film for at teast 30 minutes in
                  running water at 65 to 75oF (18.5 to
                 24" C). The flow of wash water shoutd be suffi-
               caent to provide at least 10 to 12 complete
             changes of water in the tank per hour. Or you
            can remove the apron and soak the film tor
               5 minutes in each of 6 changes of clean weter,
               agitating it occasionally. Fix and wash the
               films thoroughly so that your negatives will
              not tade or develop stains later on.

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      After washing, hang the film
    up with a film clip at each
end. Wipe large water drops
trom both sides with a KODAK
Photo Chamois or a wad of wet
absorbent cotton, and allow the
film to dry. The weight of the clip
on the lower end will keep thefilm from curling as it dries.                 II



     Let the film dry overnight in a dust-free place. Then cut
     the negatives apart, handling them carefully by the edges
to avoid leaving fingerprints. Any edge marking on the film
caused by the film apron will not harm the negatives.
  Before developing a second roll of film, wash and dry the
apron.
  Keep your negatives in a cool, dry, dust-free place.

KEEPING SOLUTIONS
DEVELOPERS
Discard the developers after they have been used once.
Unused KODAK D-76, VERSATOL, and MICRODOL-X Devel-
opers can be kept for six months in a full stoppered bottle-two
months in a stoppered bottle that is half filled. HC-110 (dilution
B) can be kept 3 months and 1 month respectively.
STOP BATHS
You can keep KODAK lndicator Stop Bath or KODAK Universal
Stop Bath (with Indicator) in a stoppered bottle until a color
change indicates exhaustion.
FIXING BATHS
Keep used KODAK Fixer or diluted KODAFIX Solution in a
stoppered bottle. Either fixer can be used to fix several rolls of
film. Unused KODAK Fixer or undiluted KODAFIX Solution  will
keep for about two months at 75oF (24"C) in a stoppered
bottle.
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