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On 1/17/06, William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> You are rather overstating things. Last time I tried to buy raw chemistry,
> some of what was required came in 100 pound sacks.
> Glacial acetic acid was only available to me in 5 gallon pails, and I had to
> do a massive amount of paperwork to get "permission" to buy it, including
> sign a waiver that I would not be taking the stuff into a residential area,
> or anywhere that a chemical spill could cause personal hazard.
never had to use glacial acetic acid for (B&W) film development...
but my point actually was that those things have tons of other uses, and
will be available regardless of the fate of film.
including glacial acetic acid.
> I suspect since the terrorists started their little game of checkers, it is
> much more than merely difficult to aquire the required chemistry, even
> though for the most part, it is pretty innocuous stuff.
probably true.
otoh, when i was a kid, i used to buy 98% sulphuric acid in department stores
("for car batterties") -- but that was in a different country.
> Notwithstanding, this might serve the black and white hobbiest (the three
> that are left), but colour is a different ballgame, it's kinda the dominant
> film type out there, and not very many people are overly interested in doing
> home processing.
not sure if it is for zeiss ikon (and leica) users -- we were talking
about zeiss...
> Cheers
>
> William Robb
best,
mishka
