Re: HIE handling question

[Al <nissar@xxxxxxx>]

Im curious to find out if hie comes in bulk rolls i can load myself?

al






At 10:07 PM 8/26/98 -0400, you wrote:
>>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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