One of the things about photographic manufacturing is that so few people understand it, it is hard for an inspector to tell what is going on. No company will allow an inspector from a competitor...
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One of the things about photographic manufacturing is that so few people understand it, it is hard for an inspector to tell what is going on. No company will allow an inspector from a competitor...
I make my own emulsion (ISO 40 ortho sensitive) and coat it myself using a special type of doctor blade designed for glass.
It is fun to do and yields some nice material. But, I only do 4x5. I...
Thanks to all of you.
I have 1 good plate holder left out of 2. They fit a standard 4x5 camera. I use them on my Speed Graphic as part of my course work.
These two were given to me by a good...
Thanks for all of the replies and PMs.
I have searched all of the sites but equinox. I might try e-bay but I am reluctant to do so after a bad experience with an internet transaction a few years...
Well, it finally happened.
I got a plate stuck in one of my plate holders and had trouble getting it out in the dark. With perseverence, I got it out. Then, after processing the plate, I was...
You may wish to have one more fact about the black bags.
I recently went to use some for bagging hand coatings and was opening the empty bags in the light. I could see the room light dimly...
Do not use dishwasher detergent. It can be alkaline, and can contain dyes and fragrances. None of this helps your film.
Pure photo flo or an equivalent is neutral in pH and has nothing else to...
It is not normal for a paper emulsion to have a yellow stain or fog upon the removal of cadmium from the emulsion formula. Basically, you get a softer toe with a tiny change in tone of the silver...
Guys;
To achieve the degree of color purity and tone scale that C-41 films currently have, they use DIR couplers and high iodide crystals. This and the thick structure makes them nearly...
A couple of comments are due here.
Leuco dyes are formed in C-22 and are converted to the final dye in the ferricyanide bleach bath. In C-41, the full colored dyes are formed in the development...
It is likely that 35mm film will survive for quite a while, but overall sales of slide films in all formats is decreasing at an alarming rate due to digital. OTOH, negative film sales are not...
A hard rubber or stainless tank set for film or paper, along with saran baskets for holding the film or paper is one of the most reliable ways of processing large sheets. Even better are stainless...
The use of a stop bath with modern films from Kodak, Fuji and Ilford does not cause pinholes. Pinholes might be found when one is using an unhardened or poorly hardened film, but not with films from...
Kodak Indicator Stop Bath is pH 3.0 at 68F.
As a check, I just measured it with my handy dandy pH meter.
Ron Mowrey
David;
Thank you. I'm sorry but somehow I just didn't put in the URL. My apologies to all for omitting that in my post.
Ron Mowrey
See my post on APUG regarding this subject.
Ron Mowrey
Alec;
If anyone is serious they can get that information easily from EK. I've known people who have done it.
Ron Mowrey
Thanks for the comments guys. I've been a member here for about 3 years, but have mainly 'lurked' reading things. It has always impressed me as being a very nice forum.
The color paper question...
They did specify a limit. I wish it had been higher, but then what can you do.
Ron Mowrey
Ok, regarding speed, speaking just of Kodak Endura paper, the blue sensitive lyer has an ISO of about 200, the green about 100 and the red about 25. It is tungsten balanced. With a tungsten balance...
I was one of the "TREKKERS" there. You should know that at EK the Trekkers were the analog photography people, so we were with you all the way. IDK what the digital people are.
Ron Mowrey
This is very easy to do if you use an RA compatible color paper. It takes the use of heavy orange filtration to make the paper behave properly. Look at color paper as being an ISO 25 tungsten film...
Fyi guys, EK launched a comprehensive program to eliminate Cadmium and Mercury in all photographic products (paper and film) that contained these elements. In addition, Lead and a number of other...