Re: Handling HSI

[Tom Lorton <tlorton@xxxxxxx>]

Dwight Shack wrote:

> OK folks, I'm going to show my true novicehood here with this question.
>
> When I was in Ireland and trying to unload some 4x5 film holders, I ended up
> scratching them trying to get them out of the holder (inside a changing bag,
> sitting in the front seat of my car).  I did this to several, even though it
> did not seem I was putting undue pressure on them.  I was wearing gloves (I had
> learned that lesson on another foreign trip).  The problem was scratches, not
> prints.
>
> Anyone else have a hard time getting 4x5 IR negs out of holders without
> damaging them.
>
> God, I'm revealing too much here.
>
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Hi;

I too, have had my nightmares with HIE in 4x5. I exposed 50 sheets and had
fingerprints show up on most of the negs. This was the first time I used it in 4x5.
I never had this problem with any other type of film of course. Nowhere in Kodak
literature does it mention that precautions should be taken with handling. I called
and they told me HIE is sensitive to a number of substances more so than standard
b/w films.
Nextime I'm trying those little finger cots you buy in the drugstore that you use
for finger injuries. I think they should help grasp the sheet more easiliy than
standard cotton gloves.
Anyone have any other proven methods for loading and unloading sheet HIE?
Thanks, Tom


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