air bells and bulk HIE

["peter smith photography" <psphoto@xxxxxxxxxx>]

  Thanks for the advice . I will try a dilute acid stop bath and cut down
on my agitation . The tapping of the tank was added after the first
appearance of air bells . I will stop this next film. I have only got banding
arround sprocket holes when I tried continuous agitation on a Kinderman
SS reel motor base .
  In Canada HIE bulk film is only available at Kodak graphic art dealers
not at photographic dealers . This makes it a little harder to find . The 
sprocket hole spacing problem is the first I have heard of this . I have
not bulk loaded HIE for years though .
   A Canon F-1 with a 50 1.4 is a steal at $ 150 , even in US dollars .
Check the pressure plate for "dimples" or rivets in the exposure area
that could cause uneven negs..

Peter Smith

psphoto@xxxxxxxxxx

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