re:Re: Fuji and gelatin
Jennifer Kolar (jkolar@monsoon.colorado.edu)
Wed, 14 May 1997 09:48:18 -0600 (MDT)
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> Date: Wed, 14 May 1997 08:37:25 -0700 (PDT)
> From: beakman@netcom.com (Beakman)
> Subject: re:Re: FLAT SALT PRINTS/VEGGIE PROCESSES
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> > A vegetable form of gelatin is kanten, or agar-agar, made from seaweed. I
> > only know this from cooking. I have no information on its adhesion
qualities,
> > chemical qualities, etc. It solidifies at room temperature, not requiring
> > refrigeration to set. It has gotten much more expensive with the advent of
> > the vegan lifestyle.
>
> I heard that Fuji was working on producing photographic materials with
> seaweed based gelatin. Anyone hear anything about this?
>
> David
I've heard that rumour every 9 months or so for the last few
years. A couple of people I know actually called Fuji and they said
that it was still not financially viable for them. So, they weren't
particularly actively working on it.
Jen Kolar