Re: Doh! Opened infrared roll for 1 second in light

["Tim Rudman" <tim.rudman@xxxxxxxxxx>]

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From: Ben Kreunen <ben@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <infrared@xxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 1999 11:11 PM
Subject: Re: Doh! Opened infrared roll for 1 second in light


> At 03:52 PM 11/23/99 -0500, you wrote:
> >I'm not sure what everyone does when they develop their HIE film, but I
> >prefer to develop in complete darkness.  My Art Photography class I'm
> >teaching this semester has allowed me to see some experimentation with
the
> >Kodak IR film.
> >  All of the students process with the lights on, which has resulted in
no
> >fogging.
> >I just like to be extra careful.
>
> If you've never had any fogging with IR film then whether it's loading,
> unloading or developing it's always worth testing the limits to find out
> under what conditions it does fog and how badly at that.  Needless to say
> you don't want to try shooting a masterpiece when you're doing it or
you'll
> hate yourself but why stuff around treating a film carefully in
> circumstances where it may not be necessary. I like to know for myself
when
> things will go wrong rather than simply do what other people recommend
> because they think something might happen.
> Cheers
>
> Ben
>
I would definately warn against loading &/or unloading Kodak's IR film in
daylight!
I always carry a rubber lined changing bag when using this film, and 2
preloaded bodies, and never have a problem with fogging - UNLESS I don't use
my bag. I have only once done this, and foolishly decided to take a chance
on a coach to the airport as I wanted to remove the film before putting my
camera through the Xray machine (that's a different debate!) and my bag was
in the luggage compartment. I unloaded the camera in a coach, 'inside' a
jacket used like a changing bag and with a friends coat on top. Result -
fogged film and the loss of several unrepeatable pictures which I think were
pretty good.
If anyone is thinking of following the suggestions made here to ignore
loading/unloading precautions, I strongly advise them not too!
Tim

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