I've noticed the same kind of light when pulling the tape off the end of 120 film, it hasn't fogged the film though.
Heidi Quoting Tom Miller <twmil...@mr.net>: > Dear List Members, > > 1: I've noticed that when pulling electrician's tape off the roll in > complete darkness there is a small greenish light at the spot where > the tape is pulling off the roll. Recently, I made a number of small > cameras out of Whitman Sampler tins, which are only slightly bigger > than Altoids and hold 2.25 x 3.25 sheet film nicely. I sealed them > with black tape to make them light-tight. When taking the tape off of > the tin, I saw the same green light. Has anyone else seen this? Am I > nuts (not a bad option, really)? Do you think that this small amount > of light could fog film if it were within 1/4 inch of the film? I > noticed slight fogging on a couple of sheets of film where the last > bit of black tape pulls off the tin. > > 2: Having tried and been frustrated by all of Kodak's Portra films, I > decided to try Fuji Reala (based on a recommendation from Dieter > Bublitz). I like the Reala 100. For color pinhole photography, it > sure has vivid, yet natural, color compared to Portra. The local > camera stores told me it is not available in the U.S. in 120, so I've > been ordering it from Canada. > > Tom > > > _______________________________________________ > Post to the list as PLAIN TEXT only - no HTML > Pinhole-Discussion mailing list > Pinhole-Discussion@p at ??????? > unsubscribe or change your account at > http://www.???????/discussion/ > ------------------------------------------------- This mail sent through IMP: http://horde.org/imp/
