Re: Dreaded fungus

You should keep your negs in a separate place really for security reasons! I
had all my computer files stolen (all the backup disks) with my computer -
what a horrible thing to happen.

Kate
----- Original Message -----
From: "Judy Seigel" <jseigel@panix.com>
To: <alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca>
Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2003 4:56 PM
Subject: Re: Dreaded fungus

>
>
> On Thu, 18 Dec 2003, Kate Mahoney wrote:
>
> > Spores in the air......store negs in damp-free conditions with silica
gel if
> > necessary. Change the gel often........nasty warm humid climates will
grow
> > fungus in anything - one of my friends has a 400mm lens that was stored
in
> > Hong Kong and is more like a kaleidoscope now!
> > Kate M
>
>
> Ooops, think I better get my negatives out of the cellar darkroom, which
> is pretty humid most of the time... 43% now. Tho maybe that just seems a
> lot because we have trouble in winter keeping the rest of the place above
> 30%, despite major humidifiers. It also occurs to me tho that storing
> each neg strip in its own fold of permalife paper (cut a half inch higher
> but same length) may be somewhat prophylactic... Possibly absorbing
> moisture ? I find it quite handy, since I can write notes in pencil on it
> and pick it up without fear of fingerprints... unlike the plastic pages
> with slots you slide the strips into with three greasy fingers. the paper
> isn't see thru, but not scratch city either.
>
> J.
>
>
Received on Wed Dec 17 22:07:31 2003