RE: Re: PURE COLLODION & ALT IN FT LAUDERDALE; WAS Sources for wet plate collodion chemicals

You may be aware of this already, but many labs sell both USP and Flexible collodion. Flexible collodion (has castor oil added) is NOT appropriate for wet plate work. Need to make sure you buy the USP variety.

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>From: Security Devices <secdev@mweb.co.zw>
>To: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca
>Sent: Tue, 30 Aug 2005 18:29:23
>
>Dear Bob and List,
>
>Collodion is used by microscopists for embedding
>tissue samples--try your
>local lab. chemical supplier.
>
>Regards
>
>Trevor.
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "BOB KISS" <bobkiss@caribsurf.com>
>To: <alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca>
>Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2005 5:19 PM
>Subject: PURE COLLODION & ALT IN FT LAUDERDALE; WAS
>Sources for wet plate
>collodion chemicals
>
>
>> DEAR LIST,
>> I have not been following this thread...forgive
>me. I will be in the Fort
>> Lauderdale area the third week of September.
>Anyone know where I can get
>> pure collodion? Most pharmacies sell it with
>additives to make it more
>> flexible like camphor and such. I use it to
>clean first surface mirrors
>> such as in single lens reflex cameras. I paint
>it on, wait for it to dry,
>> then carefully life one corner and peal it off.
>Any additives leave a
>> greasy looking film on the mirrors. I learned
>this caring for first
>> surface mirrors when doing holography at GE in
>the early 70s.
>> Alzo, any alt photo shows to be seen in the Ft.
>Lauderdale area?
>> CHEERS!
>> BOB
>>
>> Please check my website: http://www.bobkiss.com/
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Nick Zentena [mailto:zentena@sympatico.ca]
>> Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2005 12:01 PM
>> To: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca
>> Subject: Re: Sources for wet plate collodion
>chemicals
>>
>> On Tuesday 30 August 2005 10:01, Best, Dianne
>wrote:
>>> I got a price quote from Anichemia on a bunch of
>different wet plate
>>> collodion chemicals and did a per-unit
>comparison with JD Photo Chem and
>>> Photographer's Formulary (including conversion
>to Canadian dollars) and
>>> Anichemia is certainly price competitive. The
>only negative for
>>> Anichemia, being a lab supplier, is that their
>standard packages tend to
>>> be larger.
>>>
>>
>> Are you saying a similar sized package is
>a similar price? Cool.
>> The more
>> choice the better.
>>
>> Nick
>>
>>
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