Re: Dry chemical

Yves Gauvreau wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I want to prepare some Vandyke emultion and I'd like to know if it's alright
> to measure the dry chemicals in whatever light or if I should use somekind
> of safe light right away (I wouldn't want to spoil everything from the
> start)? I have a small 7 watt bulb in my bathroom (my darkroom), is that
> safe enough?

Yves,
I mix my Vandyke in my darkroom under normal incandescent lighting. I
coat my paper under the same incandescent light though I turn the dimmer
down a bit. The light has never caused any problems.

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