>Jamie, > >Thanks for the hint on the film. I had no idea about the anti-halation >backing. I will find that out. When you develop in the trays, do you >only do one strip at a time? Does the contact with the tray have any >bad effect on the film surface? Do you do any agitation? > >Gene > > >James Young wrote: >> >> >There's a guy (John Roseborough) out west who can >> >develop 5" film up to 5' long in a jobo. I know cause >> >I made the reel for him! He will do Pyro, too. He can >> >be reached at [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > >> >Gene - if it's *not* plus-x AERIAL I'm interested. If >> >it's aerial, I'm not. >> > >> >Andy > > > > > > >> Andy Some of the plus x aerial films do have an antihalation back and >> would work well for you. Check the kodak web site to find out which >> one would work for you. The stuff without the antihalation backing is >> the hard stuff to use. >> I develop all my film in trays. I have trays up to 16" by 10' , but >> I make my own plexiglass trays and they work great. My plexi trays >> are easy to do. Just get the local plastic dealer to cut the pieces >> and glue them up yourself. 6" by 3-4foot trays would be easy to make. >> It' takes a couple of hours. > > jamie
The aerial film is only a problem if you are spooling the film ( like a 220 or cirkut spool) and loading in daylight. The antihalation backing minimizes flare at the edges, which can be extensive. Good careful spooling can get rid of most of this ,but is hard to do at first. I do one strip at a time when I develop.Emulsion side up and contact doesn't matter. I rock the tray and get a nice wave going back and forth. Jamie Young In Madison, WI _______________________________________________ Cameramakers mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://rmp.opusis.com/mailman/listinfo/cameramakers
