Re: [APML] Hypered film and multiple nights

[Duncan Munro <dmunro@sfu.ca>]

I would suggest buying some re-usable film cassettes and cutting your 
roll of PPF400 into about 3 to 6 pieces (using a dark bag of course) and 
attaching each piece to a film cassette (masking tape does a good job, 
and you will have to sacrifice a few frames to keep a leader for each 
piece). You should end up with several rolls of film with about 5 -6 
usable frames on each roll. You should also try to obtain a large bag of 
silica gel (dessicant) and keep the film and the bag of silica gel in a 
sealed jar. Keep the jar in your cooler and use one roll of film per 
night. Keep the exposed film in the sealed jar as well, this should 
preserve your film as well as possible.

clear skies

Duncan Munro
Allan & Julie wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I’m going on a five day camping trip and have a roll of hypered PPF400 
> film from Lumicon. It is currently in the freezer and I will begin 
> using it the first night of the trip and if possible on the following 
> nights. Daytime temps will be in the high 80’s and aside from a cooler 
> with block ice I will have no way to keep the film/camera cool. With 
> the problems of moisture and condensation, I don’t think I want to 
> place even a triple bagged camera (OM1) in the cooler - though I’d 
> like to get opinions from others (The cooler will constantly be 
> drained so there will only be ice in the cooler).
>
> Basically, will the hot daytime temps ruin the film, or cancel out any 
> benefits the hypering might have provided? Will the shots I take have 
> horrible sky fog because of the processing delay or heat, etc? Sorry 
> for the newbie questions – appreciate any input!
>
> Thanks,
>
> Allan Whetzel
>
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