From: Judy Seigel (jseigel@panix.com)
Date: 02/16/01-03:14:09 PM Z
On Fri, 16 Feb 2001, Randall Webb wrote:
> If it's of any interest we experimented at Silverprint with glass
> plates (10 x 8) by coating them with Silver gelatin (liquid light or
> whatever you call it). It adheres quite easily to the glass with or
> without subbing. Its effective speed is about 2 Iso and being paper
> emulsion is very contrasty. It is described in Martin Reed's book
> "Silver Gelatin" which is in course of being reprinted. Most archive
With larger print photo captions, I trust.
> nitrate movie film has been transferred as it leads to the archive
> being blown up. It appears according to Martin that cellulose nitrate
> is only used by those with a strong death-wish. Randall Webb
>
>
My death wish is probably no stronger than the next person's, well who can
say, but I want it for something else -- NOT on glass. I'm even imagining
a trip to home depot, but THAT bad death wish not yet.
Judy
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