Re: HIE Survives Heat

[Andrew Frazer <Andy.Frazer@xxxxxxx>]

>"you've kept these in the frig, haven't you?". She got this horrified 
>look on her face and said they had been in her car for 3 days. This 
>was during a period when we had 90+ degree sunny days, so who knows 
>how hot the car got each day!
> 
>I was just going to toss them, but I had some other rolls to do in the JOBO,
>so I thought I'd see just how bad they were. Imagine my surprise when all 3
>rolls turned out fine! I can see no heat damage at all.

That's good to know.  I try to keep my HIE camera (OM-2) out of the
sun when it's sitting in my car, but it's good to know that the film
might be able to stand the stress of heat if worst comes to worst
(or is it "worse comes to worse"?).

However, we should take a station break to remind everyone on the list
that although it's a great idea to store film in the fridge for extended
periods of time, it is not necessary, even for HIE film.  I've had HIE
film at room temperature for eight weeks with no problems.  I've heard
of other people on this list who said it can last a year.  I also seem
to remember that Laurie White's book claims that refridgeration is
not necessary, either.  It's good to know that I don't need to pack
blue ice with me across the world.


Andy Frazer						     
email: andyfrazer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

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