Re: newcomer

["Leonard Flanagan" <ldflan@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello all.  Newcomer to the list.  I joined to ask a specific question, but 
will probably stick around. . .  Here is the bio requested by the intro 
material --

- Name:  Leonard Flanagan
- Profession/Study:  Lawyer
- Country:  US of A
- Personal history of photography:  Amateur photog  20 years.
- Preferred subjects:  Peoples and mountains, people on mountains.
- Materials (film, filters, paper, chemistry):  HP 5+, Reala, Delta 3200 (or 
TMZ), FP4, Kodak High Speed IR, Ultra 50; Forte VC mostly, Kodak Supra, 
Rodinal, D-76 (usually diluted 1+3), microphen, Ethol LDP or Dektol, Tetenal 
RA-4; selenium, thiocarbamide.  Dabble in alternate and non-silver 
processes. (Gum, cyanotype, kallitype, argyrotype).  Stereo.
- Format (35mm/medium format/large format):  35 and 6x6 to 6x9.
- Other strange hobbies:  Mountaineering, camera construction.
- How did you find out about this list:  Cameramaker's list.

OK here's the question.  I have usually shot 35mm kodak IR.  I use an IR 
lightmeter that my stepfather designed and built for me, so my exposures are 
usually pretty good.  I also use the Graflex XL system and before that a 
Century Graphic.  About a year ago I bought a box of 4x5 high speed IR and 
cut it down to 2x3 for us in cut film holders.  Problem there was that the 
darkslide area tended to leak light.  So I bought a 2x3 grafmatic.  Works 
very well with respect to light leaks.

Recently I shot a bunch of the Kodak film in the XL with it.  These were 
high contrast mountain scenes (mid day, bright sun, snow and sky).  
Developed this in sheet film hangers with d-76, stock, 10 minutes (my usual 
procedure.)  Slightly over-exposed results, but not too bad.  The problem is 
that all of the sheets when printed show bunches of tiny black spots like 
pinholes in the emulsion.  Any ideas as to cause?  This film did not do this 
before.  Could this be a developing problem?  Could it be the product of the 
graphmatic septums behind the sheets? (The septums are a set of six flat 
black painted metal sheet holders.)  Could it be the age of the film?  
Anyone with any experience of this problem, please let me know what you 
found to be the source.  THANKS!


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