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Hello all...
I haven't been in a darkroom since high school, and that's nearing 40 years, so there's a lot of re-learning to do... a short series of related questions if I may; As I recall, black & white paper is not sensitive to red, hence the red safelight, right? What of b&w film, is it similarly insensitve? And if so, does that mean the paper, and maybe the film would not be affected by infrared? Can you see where I'm going with this...? No doubt a question asked numerous times in the past but I'm back at the beginner stage.... Should a person not be able to work in the darkroom using night vision goggles??? Not necessarily with the illuminator on the goggles... that would be much too bright at that close a range, but with a weak IR source back in a corner somewhere. The intention is to roll my own minox cassettes and the thought of fumbling around in the dark is rather daunting after all these years especially with fingers that are a lot less flexible than they were in the teens... I know, I know... practice practice practice in the daylight... Thanx muchly for your advice. |
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Thanks to David and Peter for the quick replies.
I kinda thought it might be too good to be true... but still might warrant some experimentation. Now, for the thrill of klutzy fumbling in the dark..! Thanks again guys. |
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On Fri, 24 Feb 2006 03:25:01 +0000 (UTC),
Peter Irwin wrote: I think that just keeping your space very well ordered and learning to do things by feel is going to be more satisfactory than having to wear some sort of contraption on your head. February 24, 2006, from Lloyd Erlick, This is by far the best idea! And by coincidence, the cheapest, too! regards, --le ________________________________ Lloyd Erlick Portraits, Toronto. voice: 416-686-0326 email: net: www.heylloyd.com ________________________________ -- |
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Welcome back to the darkroom!
Night vision goggles and IR lamps are used in commercial labs but only on paper production darkrooms. When they first came out we all heard stories of people sitting in darkrooms eating their lunch on the clock, goofing off or, in one case, getting "romantic" in the darkroom, fooling around knowing the boss couldn't see them, if someone would go through the light trap to check on them they could just rattle some film reels, etc. knowing they were safe from inspection. That all changed after the night vision equipment was purchased! Production went up and some people left the industry rather quickly. Loading film in the dark is not trivial but if you're the type that does things in a practiced regular series of steps and a meticulous order you'll be just fine. And these are skills and habits you should acquire if you're going back into darkroom work anyway. Good luck and have fun. -- darkroommike wrote in message ... Hello all... I haven't been in a darkroom since high school, and that's nearing 40 years, so there's a lot of re-learning to do... a short series of related questions if I may; As I recall, black & white paper is not sensitive to red, hence the red safelight, right? What of b&w film, is it similarly insensitve? And if so, does that mean the paper, and maybe the film would not be affected by infrared? Can you see where I'm going with this...? No doubt a question asked numerous times in the past but I'm back at the beginner stage.... Should a person not be able to work in the darkroom using night vision goggles??? Not necessarily with the illuminator on the goggles... that would be much too bright at that close a range, but with a weak IR source back in a corner somewhere. The intention is to roll my own minox cassettes and the thought of fumbling around in the dark is rather daunting after all these years especially with fingers that are a lot less flexible than they were in the teens... I know, I know... practice practice practice in the daylight... Thanx muchly for your advice. |
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Thanks for the encouragement Mike.
I've gotten some time expired film to use for practice purposes; the confiedence level is going up... but slowly... but that's all part of the thrill of experimentation anyhow. On Sat, 25 Feb 2006 10:06:01 -0600, "Mike King" wrote: Welcome back to the darkroom! Night vision goggles and IR lamps are used in commercial labs but only on paper production darkrooms. When they first came out we all heard stories of people sitting in darkrooms eating their lunch on the clock, goofing off or, in one case, getting "romantic" in the darkroom, fooling around knowing the boss couldn't see them, if someone would go through the light trap to check on them they could just rattle some film reels, etc. knowing they were safe from inspection. That all changed after the night vision equipment was purchased! Production went up and some people left the industry rather quickly. Loading film in the dark is not trivial but if you're the type that does things in a practiced regular series of steps and a meticulous order you'll be just fine. And these are skills and habits you should acquire if you're going back into darkroom work anyway. Good luck and have fun. |
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