Kodak #2424 infrared >aerogr. 9.5"x250 (was Re: 70mm miscellany)

["Stan Patz" <skp113@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 12:04 pm -0700 31/5/00, Joshua_Putnam wrote:

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>the new B&H web page design lists all the aerographic
>formats they can order.  For those looking for a
>replacement for 4x5 HSI, they do still list #2424 infrared
>aerogr. 9.5"x250'.  Anyone willing to do the work could
>make a lot of 4x5 sheets (1000 or so?) out of a roll of
>that, even if Kodak doesn't do it on their own.

To Joshua, Clive and the group,

I presume the film Kodak sent me to test was this Aerographic emulsion.The 
most striking thing about the film was that it looks just like HSI, but 
without the pinhole problem!

The biggest disadvantage is the curly, thin base which makes it vulnerable 
to damage at every handling point e.g. loading, processing, sleeving, etc. A 
few sheets fell out of the tracks in my SS reels during processing.

I also found that the film is no more vulnerable to fingerprinting than any 
other BW stock. In the enlarger, the stuff I tested sat well in my glassless 
Omega carrier, with no apparent buckling.

It's good film, but are you ready to accept the occasional "half moon" 
pressure mark on sheet film?

Stan Patz   NYC


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