pinholes

["Stan Patz" <skp113@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

>Date: Wed, 17 Mar 1999 21:54:32 -0600
>From: Don Roberts <droberts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

>If the Kodalith and HSI problems are related don't expect to ever see 
>a solution.  I used Kodalith for 30 some years and it has always had
>pinholes.  We used a lot of Kodak Red Opaque on the Kodalith which 
>won't help at all with the HSI of course.


Dear Don,

I too have used Kodalith for over thirty years and always have a bottle 
of opaque in my darkroom for spotting out the pinholes. 

I have also experimented with HSI for about the same time but never did 
much with the film because of the problem. And I always assumed that 
there was something wrong with my technique. The main reason I 
subscribed to the infrared group was to get help in eliminating the 
pinholes.

So, it was a revalation to me when Dick Johnson at Kodak made the 
connection. Johnson also pointed out the fact that HSI is not a big 
seller for Kodak and the company could ultimately abandon the product if 
it were too costly to correct. 

I solicited comments from this group and relayed them to Johnson in 
Rochester. He said the world-wide interest in the film might give him 
leverage with his company, and he is somewhat optimistic that Kodak is 
working towards a solution.

Stan Patz  NYC
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