[pure-silver] Re: New Darkroom
- From: "mark" <photo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2005 14:57:00 -0500
I had about a 10 year backlog of negatives that needed attention, and about
2 years of negatives that needed processing.
My darkroom became operational about 2 months ago and I expect to spend at
least the next 6 months making contact sheets and filling.
It's a blast, alot of fun.
Mark
----- Original Message -----
From: "Adrienne Moumin" <photowonder2010@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2005 5:59 PM
Subject: [pure-silver] Re: New Darkroom
> Thanks for setting my mind at ease about the chlorine, Richard. I figured
> it was probably OK since I couldn't find any mention. I'm using latex
> paint, of course. I chose mold-resistant basement paint since the room is
> approx. 80% below grade in a red clay dirt geo-area known for its moist
> summers.
>
> I was actually planning to let it sit a month for the paint to
> "outgas"...thanks for mentioning it!
>
> And thanks for the congrats, Becky! I'll try to take/send photos, but
> since
> at this point my backlog is 4 years of printing, including 1-1/2 years of
> film processing, please forgive me if it's not immediately forthcoming!
>
> -Adrienne
>
>
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>
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> as
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>>
>>From: "Richard Knoppow" <dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>Subject: [pure-silver] Re: pure-silver Digest V1 #114
>>Date: Mon, 3 Jan 2005 18:20:09 -0800
>>
>>
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Adrienne Moumin" <photowonder2010@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>>To: <pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>Sent: Monday, January 03, 2005 4:24 PM
>>Subject: [pure-silver] Re: pure-silver Digest V1 #114
>>
>>
>> > Speaking of "environmental pollutants," does anyone know
>> > whether highly
>> > chlorinated water affects film or print processing? I'm
>> > installing 5-micron
>> > rag filters which purportedly don't filter chlorine, and I
>> > can find no
>> > information on this subject. Any takers?
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> > Adrienne
>> >
>> > (feverishly painting her new darkroom!!!!!!!!!!)
>>
>> A, what kind of paint are you using? The gasses emmitted
>>by some paint, certainly oil paint, are very bad for
>>photographic materials and displayed prints. I am not sure
>>about latex base paint. Several weeks are needed for the
>>outgassing to be completed.
>>
>> AFAIK, Chlorine and Chloramine have little or no effect
>>on photographic chemicals. Chlorine is destroyed by hypo.
>>Boiling water will drive of the Chlorine, which is a
>>dissolved gas. Chloramine, which is a newer material used by
>>many water suppliers, is not affected by boiling, it it can
>>be removed with an activated charcoal filter, like a Brita
>>filter.
>>
>>---
>>Richard Knoppow
>>Los Angeles, CA, USA
>>dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>
>>
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