Re: [APML] Old PPF 400

["William R. Mattil" <wrmattil@ix.netcom.com>]

Andy Homeyer wrote:

>
> I have about 60+ rolls of PPF and one thing that it is especially good 
> for is to use it as a target. Set it up at 100 meters away with the 
> spool end facing you and use a very accurate rifle and fire away....


<laughs> with the gattling gun ?

>
> Seriously I found that there is a random color shift when used 
> astronomically. Different areas of the neg. show different amounts and 
> hues of color shift---not good. I always kept all the film in my refer 
> so it was well protected. I then tried a roll in my Pentax 6x7 (which 
> is now for sale) and did terrestrial photography. The color shift was 
> not noticeable. The relatively long exposures of astrophotography must 
> accentuate the registering of the color shift while the very short 
> terrestrial exposure times do not give the emulsion time to record any 
> color shift.
>
Andy nice to hear from you but it is sad to see the Pentax Go .... I'm 
hanging onto mine until Kodak finally kills E200. Probably any day now.


Best Regards

Bill

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William R. Mattil	:	http://www.celestial-images.com


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