We (Tony and I) live in somewhat similar climates. This area (Victoria BC, Canada), also referred to as "the wet coast" is a rain forest. Many Brits feel very at home here. Long soggy gray fall, winter and spring.
Our home is not particularly dry, in fact, quite the opposite, a factor often pointed to when I mention how rarely my Epson printers develop head clogs. We do use a dehumidifier during winter months, and could supply distilled water to many from our one machine ;-) However, I have only very rarely had an mold growth on my negs (and I have many thousands of rolls) B&W, negs, slides, etc. It usually occurs, if it does, on those stored in glassine holders. Now, I accept that if mold is a problem it can do unrepairable damage to film, but that is one of the few things that can damage a silver B&W neg. I suggest anyone with this kind of problem consider: 1) open air storage (as suggested by others) 2) A dehumidifier to keep R.H. below 50% 3) a silica gel packed storage system Art Tony Sleep wrote: > wrote: > > >>My comment is based on the stability of silver versus dye. Is B&W more >>likely to get mold versus color transparency or negatives? > > > It's the gelatin that the mould likes, it doesn't care what the image is > formed from. I have plenty of examples of all types :( > > Regards > > Tony Sleep - http://www.halftone.co.uk > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe by mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], with 'unsubscribe filmscanners' or 'unsubscribe filmscanners_digest' (as appropriate) in the message title or body
