From: Tom Ferguson (tomf2468@pipeline.com)
Date: 01/11/01-12:40:33 AM Z
So, am I the only one here who's first safelight (at age 14) was a string of
all red Christmas tree lights? I guess I was too young to notice the fog!
-- Tom Ferguson http://www.ferguson-photo-design.com> From: Judy Seigel <jseigel@panix.com> > Subject: safelight was Re: duplication film inquiry > > On Wed, 10 Jan 2001, Tillman Crane wrote: > >> I don't know. All i can say is that when i used it with a red safe light i >> got a lot of fogging. perhaps it was the intensity of the light rather than >> the color. toned way down below what i used to use witht he agfa film i had >> no problems. maybe some weirdnessin my darkroom. > > Tillman, it's *possible* the trouble is with the safelight. I have a > couple that were made by apparently dipping bulb in red lacquer. The > lacquer chips/scratches VERY readily, as you can see if you look at it > closely and see specks of white light peeking through here and there. > SNIP>
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