Re: sheet film

I agree about the scratching. Be sure to clip yourfingernails short before
you start.
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Yeo" <jonnieo@thegrid.net>
To: <pinhole-discussion@pinhole.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2002 10:26 PM
Subject: Re: [pinhole-discussion] sheet film

> I strongly recommend tubes. Very cheap to make, don't have to be used in
> complete darkness, and pretty much impossible to scratch the film (which
can
> be a problem with trays). See
http://people.smu.edu/rmonagha/brontube.html
> for how to make a light trap for them. If you don't want to go through
the
> trouble of making a light trap, just a piece of abs pipe with 2 caps will
> work just as well, but you will have to change the chemicals in the dark.
>
> I think many people don't fill the tube all the way, and just roll them
back
> and forth in trays. My method is to fill them enough to cover the film
with
> developer, and stand them up. Agitate for 5 sec, let it sit for 25 and
> repeat. There are no wires or obstructions to cause uneven development,
and
> if I miss an agitation cycle, the film is completely submerged, so there
is
> no risk of uneven development.
>
> John
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "R Duarte" <rahji@rahji.com>
> To: <pinhole-discussion@pinhole.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2002 7:26 PM
> Subject: [pinhole-discussion] sheet film
>
>
> > hey, i'd like to try using 4x5 sheet film. does anyone have suggestions
> on
> > the easiest way that i could develop it? should i just use trays in the
> > dark? is there something easier without buying the $150 developing tank
i
> > saw at the local camera store? :) you can email me directly instead of
> > sending to the list since it's not necessarily pinhole related -
although
> > i'm asking because i want to finally use FILM in the pinhole camera i
> built
> > to accept 4x5 film backs. thanks for any info..
> > rob
> >
> >
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Received on Tue Jan 22 23:48:41 2002