HIE handling question

[Gary Beasley <beasleyglb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1998 15:09:00 -0700
>From: "Chang, Paul" <PChang@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: HIE handling question
>
>Hello to all.
>
>I just returned from a fantastic trip shooting HIE and chromes.
>However, I made a small faux pas in that I mixed the film types in my
>bag.  There are five identical film containers, two of which contain
>exposed HIE and the other three with exposed slide film.  Is it really
>that bad to not handle the HIE in total darkness just for a second or
>two?  Is there a "safe" way to open the containers to see which film is
>in what, or should I just face the consequences and hope for the best
>(i.e.  if I open three and they are all chromes, I know HIE is in the
>other two)?  Reminds me of that game on The Price is Right... :-))
>
>Thanks for your help.  Paul
>
>
I don't know if you would want to trust this but I have found HIE has a
very sharp, almost sulfurous smell to it very different from most films.
For a fact at one time I could tell plus x from tri x in the darkroom by
smell alone. If you have a roll that you know is properly indentified try
comparing it againt the others.
Gary Beasley
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