[pure-silver] Re: sodium sulfite for type 55 film
- From: anclancy@xxxxxxxxxxx
- To: pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 23 Oct 2004 00:12:22 +0000
Use 54 to give to the individual and 55 for yourself ( exposing for the
negative not the postive) You do not have to coat the 54 which makes life
easier, especially in the field as the coating is a messy process.
regards,
ann
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> >At 09:30 AM 10/22/2004, shannon stoney wrote:
> >
> >
> >>I've been reading some on the internet about polaroid black and white
> >>positive negative films. 655 seems to be pretty much like 55, only
> >>for medium format. You have to dunk the negative in sodium sulfite
> >>after pulling it off. This seems a little awkward for in the field.
> >>Is it really necessary? On one forum somebody said they just rinsed
> >>the negative in plain water and skipped the sodium sulfite step.
> >
> >
> >
> >The best thing to do is wait until you get home to process the film. Then
> >it is easy to do the sulfite dunk. Processing the neg out in the field
> >serves no purpose. Expose for a neg, the print is of no value. Expose for a
> >print, the neg is of no value.
>
>
> But, part of my purpose is to give the print to the person being
> photographed. If I do that, do I have to do the sulfite dunk?
>
> --shannon
>
> >
> >Better yet, when you get home, don't process the film in a Polaroid
> >processor (your film back), remove the film and process it is Xtol, D-76,
> >or your favorite stuff. The film is basically a Kodak Panatomic-X
> >equivalent, which is why folks like it so much.
> >
> >I forget the film speeds, 32 or 50 for a neg, 200 for a print (my feeble
> >recollection.)
> >
> >:-)
> >
> >Jim
> >
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