Re: [APML] Re: new films

[Bert Katzung <katzung1@home.com>]

I should have said that I'm doing M8 at f6 and M31 at f4.5 (A-P 130 EDF).
Hope the sky stays OK; some clouds in the west.
Bert

Bert Katzung
katzung1@home.com
www.astronomy-images.com

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bert Katzung" <katzung1@home.com>
To: <astro-photo@seds.org>
Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2001 9:56 PM
Subject: Re: [APML] Re: new films


> Hi Stosh and List:
> I'm with Stosh on the use of non-hypered films, at least initially, or
until
> Tony tells us some standardized procedure to follow. I'm set up right now
> (9:50 PDT) and going to try out a couple of films (Konica Centuria 800
> [strongly touted by Terence Dickinson as THE astro film in a recent
article]
> and Centuria 400). M31 is still down in the murk from where I'm situated
so
> I'm going to take a couple of shots of M8 while waiting for M31 to rise a
> bit higher. Exposures?? I'll try 20 and 40 minutes on M8, 30 minutes and
60
> minutes on M31 (if I last that long). Any other suggestions for tonight?
>
> Bert
>
> Bert Katzung
> katzung1@home.com
> www.astronomy-images.com
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Stosh" <stosh@ptd.net>
> To: <astro-photo@seds.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2001 3:58 PM
> Subject: Re: [APML] Re: new films
>
>
> > Jeff and Tony,
> > Maybe I'm in the minority here, but I have no access to hypering
> equipment, nor do
> > I want to pick up another hobby that seems to have endless variables.
I'd
> like to
> > see film tested out of the box.
> > I'm in the process of building my own observatory in my backyard and
even
> having
> > skies as bad as mine are, I agree with Tony that I still would be able
to
> get a
> > good idea of recording power with some testing.  Now if this observatory
> project
> > would ever get done.....
> >
> > later,
> > Stosh
> >
> > Jeff Ball wrote:
> > >
> > > Hey Tony,
> > > OK, I volunteer.  I have the standard cache of films on hand: E200
(120
> and
> > > 35mm), PPF (120 and 35mm), PJM, Pj400, Fuji color 100, Fuji NHG  800
> (120
> > > format), Fuji NPH 400, and LE400.  Most of these have already been
> tested.
> > > Let me know if you are testing any of these in a different way or if
you
> > > have another film I could pick up and test.  I have a Lumicon 600
hyper
> > > chamber and 50deg probe.  Thanks.
> > > Jeff Ball
> > > Astrophotography
> > > www.astro-photography.com
> > > Ohio Valley Astronomical Society
> > > www.ovas.org
> > >
> >
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