From: Carl Peterson (CarlLpeterson@attbi.com)
Date: 09/29/02-07:48:37 PM Z
Dan: I see you answered this question - how about my questions regarding
your coming to New Hampshire on Nov. 10? I haven't actually invoiced
anybody yet till I know fully the details of our getting together cost wise
and scheduling wise. Regards, Carl Peterson
----- Original Message -----
From: <FDanB@aol.com>
To: <alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca>
Sent: Saturday, September 28, 2002 7:59 PM
Subject: Re: cotton gloves for film handling
>
>
> You said in your message...
>
> >Having been testing film substrates for digital negatives (pictorico, et
> >al) and finding them extremely subject to damage, I've been thinking, uh
> >oh -- where did I leave those cotton gloves? Any comments about that?
> >(Not about where the gloves are, unless you get a special message, but
> >about handling that transparency film.)
>
> The gelatin coating on Pictorico OHP (and most other transparency films
> in all likelihood) is softer and therefore more fragile than the hardened
> gelatin on a wet-process film negative.
>
> Printing with a 0.002" mylar sheet between the neg and the printing paper
> will help eliminate damage from the rough paper surface or humidity in
> the paper. The .002 is thick enough to handle easily (the .001 is very
> flimsy) without being so thick as to visibly soften the image by
> separating the neg too far from the paper. I get .002 mylar in rolls at
> our local Hobby Lobby craft store. Very inexpensive.
>
> I also store the inkjet negs in Light Impressions paper envelopes and
> have had no problem with many trips to and from the vacuum frame.
>
> Hope this helps!
>
> Dan
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