Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/07/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> From: William Gower <w.gower@home.com> > > Two Q's re: recent discussions about Technical Pan: > > 1. The film is somewhat thinner than other films (i.e. 4.3 mils vs. 4.7 mils > for TMX and TX) - would this affect the manner in which the film sits on the > pressure plate ? no, i don't think so because the front of the film will be at the focal plane. the pressure plate is designed to accomodate different thicknesses. > 2. The Kodak technical publication warns " Load in complete darkness". Why ? > Does the anti-halation coating behave similar to Kodak HIE and sucks in > stray photons ? the P255 does indeed say exactly what you claim: http://www.kodak.com/cluster/global/en/professional/support/techPubs/p255/p255.shtml STORAGE AND HANDLING Load and unload your camera in total darkness. Do not use a safelight. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ High temperatures or high humidity may produce unwanted quality changes. Store unexposed film at 75 (24) or lower in the original package. Always store film (exposed or unexposed) in a cool, dry place. For best results, process film as soon as possible after exposure. i think it's some kind of mistake in transposing a sentence from the processing part of the document. i've never loaded the camera in complete darkness, and never had to worry about fogging, etc. but someone may correct me! > > Just wondering > > William >