From: Sandy King (sanking@clemson.edu)
Date: 12/31/01-11:03:30 AM Z
Clay,
The only solution is to get a new freezer for your film!! And don't
wait long to do this because that film in the freezer, which at this
point only gets a shake of the hear from your wife, may become a big
problem in the future.
Voice of experience talking!!
Sandy
>Witho:
>
>I was put together with a few other orders by Fred Newman at the View Camera
>Store (www.viewcamerastore.com) to get enough critical mass to make the
>minimum order requirement by Kodak. I ended up having to order about 16
>boxes of 10 sheets. My wife shakes her head every time she looks in the
>freezer.
>
>Clay
>----------
>>From: Witho Worms en Jorien van Santen <verzet13@xs4all.nl>
>>To: alt-photo-process-l@skyway.usask.ca
>>Subject: Re: Stain Redux - Pyrocat HD and Tri-X: was Double Dipping
>>Date: Mon, Dec 31, 2001, 8:51 AM
>>
>
>>Clay or others, I like to know were or how you order your special cut TX
>>material. I would like to have TX in 11x14.
>>And what is the formula for Pyrocat HD with metol. I only know the phenidone
>>type.
>>
>>Regards,
>>
>>Witho
>>
>>
>>And for all a good 2002 !
>>
>>
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "clay" <wcharmon@wt.net>
>>To: <alt-photo-process-l@skyway.usask.ca>
>>Sent: Monday, December 31, 2001 2:54 PM
>>Subject: Re: Stain Redux - Pyrocat HD and Tri-X: was Double Dipping
>>
>>
>>> Sandy:
>>>
>>> The solution I have been using I mixed about 2 months ago. I developed a
>>> bunch of HP-5 and Tmax400 negatives at the same time, though, and the
>>> results were fine, with only proportional image stain. So I don't think
>>the
>>> solution is bad. To be fair, this is a new batch of Tri-X that was special
>>> ordered in 7x17 size, and this was the first set of negatives developed
>>from
>>> this batch. I suppose it is possible that the great yellow father has
>>> somehow messed up this batch. I am going to shoot some more with this film
>>> and develop some negatives in both Rollo and D-76 to see if there is a
>>> problem with the film. I sure hope it is not the film. The thought of
>>trying
>>> to return 15 boxes sounds like a royal pain in the glutes.
>>>
>>> BTW, the negatives were still usable. I just needed about a 25% increase
>>in
>>> exposure.
>>>
>>> Clay
>>>
>>>
>>> ----------
>>> >From: Sandy King <sanking@clemson.edu>
>>> >To: alt-photo-process-l@skyway.usask.ca
>>> >Subject: Re: Stain Redux - Pyrocat HD and Tri-X: was Double Dipping
>>> >Date: Mon, Dec 31, 2001, 1:30 AM
>>> >
>>>
>>> >Clay,
>>> >
>>> >I did not see your original message regarding the fog+ stain you got
>>> >on the border areas when using Pyrocat with TRI-X. The first thing
>>> >that pops into my mind is to ask about the age of your stock solution
>>> >of Pyrocat? I mention this because the shelf life of Pyrocat, when
>>> >mixed with phenidone, is probably no greater than about three months.
>>> >When the Pyrocat stock solution goes bad the result is a lot of extra
>>> >base stain, somewhat irregular - even splotchy- and very observable
>>> >on the clear edges of the film.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >With TRI-X developed in fresh Pyrocat I have not observed elevated
>>> >overall stain levels or excessive general fog.
>>> >
>>> >Sandy King
>>>
>>
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