Re: Sand and other questions...

[George L Smyth <glsmyth@xxxxxxxxx>]

--- "Kirk B. Davis" <smartcookie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I shot a 35mm roll of HIE with a #25 at the beach this last weekend.
> The Dunes in Michigan.  It will be 2 months till I finish my darkroom so I
> cannot see the results for some time.
> My Questions:
> 1.  Will it hurt not the develop the film for 2 months (should I refrig or
> freeze the exposed film?)

You should freeze the film until you can get a chance to develop it.  Actually,
since you don't need a darkroom to develop the film, why not just go ahead and
develop it?  Let it dry in your bathroom.

> 2.  What will the sand look like?  (I am guessing it total reflects the
> IR??)
> 3.  I want the least grain possible, what developer, time and temp should I
> use?  (I know NOT Rodinal..)

If you are looking for the least amount of grain, then you used he wrong film. 
Better would have been to use Konica.  Anyway, you want something that will eat
away at the grain clusters to minimize the appearance of grain, so D76 will do
as well as anything for that.

> 4.  I set my Nikon FE2 at ASA50, used a #25 red, and bracketed by 2 stops in
> either direction using the camera's meter, will I be O.K.??

Not if you are looking for the least amount of grain.  For this you need to
shoot HIE fast.

> 
> Unrelated questions, but I wanted to ask you brainiacs!!
> 5.  Do plastic 4x5 riteway film holder block IR?  I just bought them from
> Midwest Photo...  I am not sure, but I think the slides are plastic..

Look for a series of five raised dots on the area where you draw the slide from
its holder.  If you see this then the slide is IR opaque.  I have used my
Riteway holders for years without any problems.

> 6.  TMAX developer with TMAX film I have found too contrasty.  Should I
> reduce the processing time, or switch developers??  If switch, then to
> what??

You may need to move to a 1:9 dilution.  I don't know of anyone who is
satisfied with the results they get from 1:4 dilution.  Personally, I'd switch
to Rodinal to develop TMX - works wonderfully.

Cheers -

george

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