Re: (no subject)

FYI

If you want to try saving a bit on film try the Bergger and Forte brands.
Both make a good 8X10 film. I think Bergger has larger sizes available as
well.

Gord

On Tue, 22 Jan 2002, pete eckert wrote:

> I made a 8 x 10 camera to take glass plates. It was intended to have liquid
> light painted on the plates so I could play with drawing with the emulsion.
> It's the rainy season here in Northern California. so the camera is much to
> slow four what I intended to do with it. I only found this out after
> reading some of the recent posts concerning paper exposure speeds. Thanks,
> saved me some bucks.
>
> To make a long story a bit shorter, I now want to put sheet film in it. The
> stuff is expensive. I tried taking a few test shots to get the exposure
> down. My problem is, (besides being totally blind), I can't tell what side
> the emulsion is on. Paper has more tooth on the paper side than the
> emulsion side. the film feels the same on both sides. I tried both sides
> and my wife said both negatives had images. I noticed some notches on the
> film. Can I use them to orient the film?

> Pete
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Received on Tue Jan 22 23:18:08 2002