[LargeFormat] Film Holder Testing

[mark blackman]

If you use a changing bag, you may want to check this out at the same time -
load some film in a darkroom as well. You may have to run through all the
permutations but that's far less painful than losing a once-in-a-life time
shot.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Clive Warren" <cocam@blueyonder.co.uk>
To: <largeformat@f32.net>
Sent: Sunday, June 16, 2002 2:38 AM
Subject: [LargeFormat] Film Holder Testing


> At 7:17 pm -0600 15/6/02, Marco Milazzo wrote:
> >Ye Gurus:
> >
> >A question:   How can I verify that my film holders are light-safe?  I
> >suspect one or two (of many) may be compromised, but I'm not sure which.
Is
> >there a simple way -- enlarging paper, for instance?
> >
>
> Marco,
>
> Before everyone jumps in and the threading of the archive goes
> haywire - I have started a new thread by opening a new Email message
> in my EMail client and coming up with a sensible subject. Replying to
> a previously posted message and simply changing the subject
> description also muntifies the threading in the archive.
>
> Now as to the film holder problem, you have the right idea - but you
> will have to find paper thin enough to fit in the holders and cut it
> to size.
>
> Otherwise find some out of date B&W film, load the holders and stick
> 'em in the light, turning to do both sides and add seasoning to taste
> - a lot easier!
>
> Cheers,
>         Clive
>
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