Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/07/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> At 10:09 PM -0400 7/30/01, Austin Franklin wrote: > > > At 05:05 PM 7/30/01 -0400, you wrote: > >> > >> > > Fluorescent lights can continue to fog film even after they've > >> > > been turned > >> > > off. Don't ever use fluorescent lights in the darkroom. > >> > > >> >Even if you can't see ANY light emanating from them? > >> > >> Yes! > >> > >> > >> Tina Manley, ASMP > >> http://www.tinamanley.com > > > >Come on...you really mean "Yes" as in, the film can still get > fogged even if > >there is no visible light coming from the bulb? > > Apparently it's in the UV range. You won't see it until it fogs you, > and in the darkroom there is no UV filter usually between the bulb > (tube) and the paper on the easel. I don't use "paper on the easel"...only "film between rolled onto a reel"...