Re: [APML] Hypering Advice Lumicon 600

["Gerry Cichocki" <gcichocki@hotmail.com>]

Kent, thank you for your input. I will do just that- jump in & keep good 
notes. At present I do keep detailed notes on each exposure at the scope so 
whats another clipboard. I have a permanent setup at home under polluted 
skies. My photos are taken exclusively with a deepsky filter in place, 
trying to "push the limits" as to what is possible under poor conditions. So 
far I have been impressed. I'm able to do 1hr exposures with the filter in 
place. I also use a technique of putting a clear overlay (which is the size 
of the frame as seen through the viewfinder of the camera) over the photo 
object in the Uranometria book. Then I can line up the stars in the 
viewfinder of the object that I can't see to get a perfectly framed photo. 
This works real well!      I want to get some photos on the web but am not 
extremely computer savvy & got fed up trying to build a site (homestead 
etc.). But eventually I will get some posted. Anyway I appreciate everyones 
input.
Thank you, Gerry
>From: KGKIRKLEY@aol.com
>Reply-To: astro-photo@seds.org
>To: astro-photo@seds.org
>Subject: Re: [APML]  Hypering Advice Lumicon 600
>Date: Fri, 7 Dec 2001 11:12:21 EST
>
>
>In a message dated 12/7/01 9:45:35 AM, gcichocki@hotmail.com writes:
>
> >Jim, thanks for sharing your experiences. Is anyone hypering at 30 deg/
> >
> >15psi  for 3 days (supra 400 in canister)? Should that be my starting 
>point
> >
> >or go with 6-7 hrs at 50 deg/ 3 psi as a start. Thank you, Gerry
>
>Gerry:
>Hypering is somewhat of a "Black Art".
>As Jim indicated, there are generalities, but no absolutes when comparing
>hypering specifics. My set-up differs from yours and I haven't hypered 
>Supra
>400 at all.
>The best advice I can give is ask lots of questions (which you're doing),
>perform lots of tests and keep records of every aspect of the tests.  By 
>this
>I mean how much film is being hypered, the emulsion number of the film, the
>purge cycles, the times, the temps, the psi's, everything. Get some sort of
>notebook and begin numbering your hypering runs from #1 on up, recording 
>the
>above info the same way each run. Leave space on the page to record your
>results; ie. How was the film developed, push processed?, how much, the fog
>density, how did images look?, any problems or screw-ups??
>Only by testing, trial & error and going over your data and results will 
>you
>be able to determine what's right for your set-up.
>
>Good Luck,
>Kent Kirkley
>
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