RE: Was someone asking about printing daguerreotypes from film?

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From: filmpro (filmpro@mac.com)
Date: 09/25/02-08:17:56 PM Z

>Now with the photofloods, I know they have hardly any UV light but I have
>read that even a 100 watt tungsten bulb will develop out the plate, so I
>started trying that first to expose the plate with the chrome film. I kept
>getting no results so as a last resort I tried the 500 watt photoflood. I
>started at 10 minutes and have eventually found out after several tries that
>it needs only about 25 seconds. I think a UV light source might actually be
>too powerful for what I'm doing if it only takes a few seconds with a
>photoflood. -Chris

Hi!

Where are, and what are your plates costing you? I want to try this
process?

Thanks

Mac

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