Re: Pinholes - after the fact

[Jaap Los <imagefotografie@xxxxxx>]

Elton N. Kaufmann wrote:
> 
> I just processed a roll of Konica 750 shot at EI 6 NTTF with a #29 filter
> (Rodinal 1:50 [distilled water] 68 deg F, 6.5 minutes, 5 sec agitation
> every 30 sec) and the negs look basically fine.  There is one pinhole however.
> 
> Then, I processed a roll of HIE shot at EI50 NTTF with a #29 filter (D76
> straight [tap water], 68 deg F, 10 minutes, 2 inversions every 30 seconds)
> and the negs again look fine.  But nearly every one has a pinhole and some
> have two.
> 
> In both cases I used a  water [tap] stop bath and Kodak rapid fix (no
> hardener) followed by rinse in tap water, 30 sec dip in photoflo, and
> unforced drying (no heat).
> 
> (I confess, I was too lazy to try to get a gallon of distilled water up to
> 125 deg to mix D76 for this one job.  Also, from comments on the list and
> the rec.photo.darkroom group, I understood Rodinal does not give great
> contrast and exaggerates the grain with HIE, which I wanted to avoid.)
> 
> Any new thoughts on preventing the HIE pinholes would be welcome, but I
> will now try D76 in distilled water to see if that helps.
> 
> Given that I now have several nice negs with pinholes, I am now very
> anxious to get a variety of suggestion on how to print.  The 35mm neg seems
> too small to spot and I have had no luck with bleach or knifing the black
> spots out of the print.  I use mostly Ilford Multigrade FB IV and Brilliant
> (Zone VI) VC papers. Re-spotting those bleached or knifed areas leaves a
> more conspicuous fix than the spotting for dust busting.  Any ideas or
> references?
>                                         Thanks,
>                                                  EltonK
> 
> PS: Some of my HIE negs also have extended hair-line holes clearly from
> in-camera dust/lint most likely from  fussing in the changing bag while
> loading my Mamiya 6MF's 35mm panoramic adapter by feel alone.  I'll have to
> clean the bag and dust the camera's innards, but this is another reason I
> am interested in how best to repair the prints.
> Elton N. Kaufmann, Chairman
> Cycloid Fathom Gallery
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Hi Elton,
Try the formulae I apply and you don't have pinholes and that sort of
thing. I also use ordinary tapwater and I can assure you that there is a
considerable amount of calcium in it! See my homepage also for some IR
pictures.
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Sincere greetings
Jaap Los
The Netherlands

See also my Infrared Photography Homepage
at:   http://home.wxs.nl/~losjb

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