From: Keith Gerling (kgerling@ameritech.net)
Date: 09/29/01-07:26:13 AM Z
Not at all. At least none that I can perceive. I'm using a fluorescent
tube bank, four inches from the glass, so light is flooding into the glass
from all directions. Any minute distortions would be averaged out, I would
think.
A while back, when I was having problems with the lights "coming on",
someone suggested aluminum foil be placed under the light fixtures, to which
someone else warned about the problem of errant reflections and hot spots.
As a crude test, I developed a sheet of paper that I had evenly coated with
kallitype sensitizer, and used the heavy glass. Exposed for a middle gray,
I saw no problems with evenness of lighting. I did catch some problems in
my coating procedure, though...
-----Original Message-----
From: Judy Seigel [mailto:jseigel@panix.com]
Sent: Saturday, September 29, 2001 2:13 AM
To: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca
Subject: RE: UV light and Contact Frame
On Fri, 28 Sep 2001, Keith Gerling wrote:
> All of my printing of late has been on 22x30 inch paper. I use a 28x28
inch
> piece of "coffee table" glass that is almost a half inch thick, and
beveled
> on the edges. Incredibly heavy and awkward, it takes a bit of practiced
> coordination to move it around, but it seems to do a good job of holding
the
> negative flat. I use a piece of carpeting underneath the print. One
thing
> is for sure: you won't need to worry about weights or rubber bands. I
> bought this glass at a place called "Hobby Lobby" that specializes in silk
> flowers and other weird, kitschy items. They also sell beeswax and
paraffin
> at prices far less than other stores.
Keith, I realize this may be just superstition -- but doesn't the very
thick glass have some kind of distorting effect?
Judy
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