Re: Answers to several EIR questions

[ADavidhazy <ANDPPH@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Hopefully Kodak will realize one day that they can loosen up a bit and give
> more practical advice on the IR films they produce.  Right now they are
> letting the theory interfere with the art.  Until they change I’ll keep on
> cutting down 70mm IR films to 120 sizes.

The problem with "slack" in giving advice when you are the manufacturer is that
the consumer will hold you responsible for problems resulting from a loose
interpretation of what is appropriate and what is not. In the case of how much
"light" there can be around when loading color or B&W IR film, if they said
moderate amounts ... you know it: someone's moderate amount may be somebody
else's huge amount. This simply leads to problems. 

Sophisticated users can decide for themselves what a moderate amount is but do
not hold a manufacturer responsible for trouble if they say NONE and we use
SOME. The truth is I use "some" ... and take my lumps when my guesstimation is
incorrect.

ciao for a while,

Andrew  o o  0 0 o . o  Davidhazy, Imaging and Photo Tech
         \/\/\/\/\/\/          http://www.rit.edu/~andpph
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