Re:plus density/ pinholes

[Wayde Allen <allen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Tue, 10 Jun 1997, Greg Pease wrote:

> from what i was told by kodak, the plastic reel absorbs the ir when it is 
> just hanging out in the daylight.  then when you load your film onto it 
> the ir radiates to your film.

I called Sylvania once while looking for UV tubes. I was told that ALL of
the tubes put out the same spectrum, but they did have different color
temperatures!!! 

Whereas such an effect is possible, it seems pretty darn improbable in
this case.  I'd need to see some pretty convincing evidence to believe it. 

> wouldn't the reduced surface tension create a minus density (not a plus) 
> where the reel touches the film?

Not if it allows for greater developer activity, as the person who posted
this said.

- - Wayde

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