Re: Scotch Tape yields pinholes

[Ben Kreunen <ben@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>The tape causes pinholes by either
>1.  Lifting off small particles of the emulsion
>2.  Generating static electricity
>3.  A combination of the above two reasons (or maybe something else)
>If point 2 above is true, then one should spray the inside of their camera 
>with an anti-static agent. In today's motorized wiz bang cameras static 
>electricity could easily be created. All scotch tape emits static 
>electricity in very small amounts when it is repositioned ; it is usually 
>only visible in complete darkeness. Even in complete darkness one must 
>allow their eyes to adjust for 5 to 10 minutes before the phenomenon is 
>visible.

If point 2 is true you would expect to see more than pinholes... more like 
mini lightning streaks, which is what static electricity effectively is. 
You may have to look verrry closely to see them, depending on how bad the 
static was.
Cheers

Ben

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