[LargeFormat] A daylight tank for 4x5

[philip Lambert]

Thanks a lot; very lucid.  Philip
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From: "Pam Niedermayer" <pam_pine@cape.com>
To: <largeformat@f32.net>
Sent: Friday, December 22, 2000 8:20 PM
Subject: Re: [LargeFormat] A daylight tank for 4x5


> You have several options:
>
> 1. Just remove the film from the holder with the levers set to NOT
> break the pods for processing
>
> 2. Carry a small bucket or negative sized container of water, process
> on site, throw the negative in the water to hold until you get to a
> good processing place.
>
> 3. Same as #2 except put sodium sulfite in the container, can hold the
> negatives in this for a couple of days or so with no problems.
>
> Calumet sells a little bucket, I have an old one from Polaroid whose
> top screws on tight enough to avoid leaking from an upright position.
>
> You do have to coat the positive if you'll be keeping it. BTW,
> typically the positive and negative require different exposures;
> although several photographers will expose for the negative, figure
> the positive at that point is good enough for proofing, whatever.
>
> You can get Polaroid sheet film data sheets in pdf at:
>
> http://instantphoto.polaroid.com/service/filmdatasheets/index.html
>
> Pam
>
> philip Lambert wrote:
> >
> > Has anybody experience of using peel-apart Polaroid positive and
negative
> > materials that need to be fixed/hardened in a tray of solution
immediately
> > after exposure?  I would like to try the film out but don't see how I
can
> > use it when when photographing a cathedral or country house.  Obviously
if I
> > can work near the open tailgate of my car processing is possible but
walking
> > round the site it would be difficult.  Do you carry a closed Tupperware
box
> > of fixer and negatives around?  Don't the prints need coating with
> > something? Philip
> > >
> > > Tray processing is good if you are good at it .. Takes a lot of
practise
> > to
> > > interleave 6-10 sheets without scratching, marring, blotching, etc.
Any
> > > drum would be more consistent than a beginner with a tray, and I dont
know
> > > about you but I hate uneven developed skies !
> >
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