Re: film reticulation and lens website

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From: Robert W. Schramm (schrammrus@hotmail.com)
Date: 01/21/01-04:33:45 PM Z

Judy and the group,

I tried for some time, without success, to reticulate film. At the time I was using Kodak T-Max films. More recently I have switched to Illford films, viz. Pan, FP4, HP5. I discovered, accidentally, that these film recticulate very easily. Almost too easily. I use these films with Xtol developer.

I have been told that the Kodak films have built-in hardners and the Ilford films do not. Perhaps that is the reason.

 

Bob Schramm

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>Reply-To: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca
>To: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca
>Subject: Re: film reticulation and lens website
>Date: Sat, 20 Jan 2001 00:16:18 -0500 (EST)
>
>
>
>On Fri, 19 Jan 2001, Nick Makris wrote:
>
> > In reading through these posts and reflecting upon similar failures when
> > attempting film reticulation, it occurred that the key here was to heat the
> > film with hot liquid before you fix it. Perhaps if you use a non-hardening
> > fixer the process would work after fixing.
> >
> > Just a thought,
> >
> > Nick
>
>
>Nick, you may have got it -- Your comment reminds me that I had a student
>once who successfully reticulated film (after yellow & green fathers had
>made it so difficult) and that was the key -- before fixing. Tho at some
>point of the process film also went -- not in the fridge, but into the
>FREEZER.
>
>I'll add that I too once got exquisite reticulation when not intended --
>my most determined attempt to roll 35 mm onto stainless reels. Got two
>coils onto same track somehow, and splendid reticulation... but for once I
>knew better than to try a repeat. I switched to the plastic wiggle'em
>reels, and never another "accident."
>
>best,
>
>Judy
>

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