Hey, Bill, you forgot to add a disclaimer! Now I can sue you for all the
burned negatives of UFO's ;-) But it looks interesting. I will certainly
try it with a bad film, and isopropyl (I don't have enough of anything
other... it gets drunk somehow)
Frantisek
>
>I read a story some years ago about some Weegee type who did
>clutch and grab photos in a New York restaurant with a 4x5 Speed
>Graphic. His technique was to shoot the film, go back to the
>kitchen where he had a small closet set up as a mini darkroom,
>process the film and soak it in alcohol (not isopropyl) for a
>minute or so. To dry the film, he would hang it up outside the
>darkroom and ignite the alcohol. Apparently he learned this
>technique while working on an aircraft carrier during WWII. They
>used the same method for quick drying aerial reconnaissance
>film.
>William Robb
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