Re: Congrats. on the 160 readers & a Question about handling HIE

[synvis@xxxxxx (Steve Traudt)]

Adam-HALPID Klyce wrote:
> 
>      Jan,
> 
>      Congratulations on the 160+ readers of this wonderful mail-list.
>      I am sure we all thank you heartily for your efforts.
> 
>      Has anyone besides me every dared to load and unload their
>      Kodak HIE in the shade, as opposed to the "absolute darkness"
>      that the data sheet & film canister recommend?
> 
>      I often find myself in the woods or somewhere similarly far away
>      from a changing bag or dark room, and have to unload a used
>      roll of HIE, I have also rewound the film half-way through the
>      roll so I could load something else. Very infrequently, I might
>      say once, have I ever had an incident where the film was fogged.
> 
>      What about other users?
> 
>      -Adam

I too thought Yellow Father was being a bit conservative in their "total 
darkness" routine. Last fall, up in a ghost town building above 
Silverton, Colorado, I decided to change film without the changing bag. 
I was inside the building, quite dim. I have an N90s which is very easy 
to change quickly. I had the cassette outside for perhaps 4 or 5 
seconds. Unhappily, when I developed that roll, the first 7 or 8 frames 
were ruined. That is only time I tried this and now always use the 
changing bag. It is a hassle but I am afraid it is necessary.

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