Re: I guess I'll do it, too. - Reply

["Walton" <ronk@xxxxxxxx>]

     Isn't it possible that there could be enough moisture present that
emulsion could bond to the film guide rails?  I know I've had bonding on
too wet reels when processing film.

Ron Walton

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> From: Willem-Jan Markerink <w.j.markerink@xxxxx>
> To: ronk@xxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: I guess I'll do it, too. - Reply
> Date: Sunday, December 15, 1996 3:03 PM
> 
> On 15 Dec 96 at 17:59, Robert Long wrote:
> 
> > On Sat, 14 Dec 1996 22:39:17 +0000 (GMT), you wrote:
> > 
> > |And you don't need to thaw it up several hours before shooting, I=20
> > |have loaded film as short as 10 minutes after taking it out of the=20
> > |freezer, by throwing it in a glass of hand warm water.
> > 
> > The point, however, is that the film must be near ambient temperature
> > or the relative ambient humidity must be low.  Otherwise, you risk
> > condensatation on the emulsion surface, which doesn't help image
> > resolution.  I'd just as soon let it sit for a few hours and be sure.
> 
> This condensation problem is confusing, also when refreezing opened
> or exposed film. You will not have condensation without a steady
> supply of ambient/warm air along the object. This is not present
> inside a camera body, and beyond that, I seriously doubt you even
> can have the film so cold that it doesn't thaw up the moment it
> touches the film pressure plate. 
> It would definately be a shame to let a nice shot pass because the 
> film is too cold....;-))
> 
> 
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