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[APML] Re: [APML] Re: [APML] 50°C vs 30°C Hypering



 
 
Hi Don,
 
I live in the desert of California and I used to own a one hour photo lab.  In the lab I would regularly get film that was left in a car during the heat of the day.  This film was badly damaged by the heat and almost impossible to print.  Based on this, my personal opinion is to hyper B&W at 50 and color at 30 degrees C.  Exposing color film to 122 degrees F is the same as leaving it in the hot car.
 
 
Also being from So Calif., for more years than I want to remember, the heat build up in a closed car is not just limited to  122 degrees, more like 180 in a rear parcel shelf. It gets hot enuf to kill children in a very short time. Need proof, talk to any paramedic that has been involved in the death of children who were locked in closed car.
 
As one who has hypered at 50C for many years I have yet to see film degradation of any sort, but then again I may just have been lucky for all these years ;-))))>