Re: [APML] More Newbie Questions

[Matt BenDaniel <matt@starmatt.com>]

At 05:51 PM 5/23/2002 -0400, Kevin Wigell wrote:
>> Your image looks pretty good. You can create a spectacular image if you
>> hyper the RG200, use dry air purge, do four exposures 90 minutes each, and
>> stack.
>> --
>> Matt BenDaniel
>
>Thanks, Matt. Can you (or anyone else) point me to some articles on hypering
>and dry air purge?

Kevin,

Jim already referred you to Herm's web page. That's what many APMLers have done, including me. It costs much less than N2 purge and is much more portable/convenient, and IMO just as effective.

> I know next to nothing about how to do these processes.

The hypering is the only tricky part. You can buy hypered film from Lumicon, but I'm not sure they're completely reliable. You can buy your own tank and pump on astromart used. RG200 is fairly easy to hyper, as films go. Or, if you have a friend who'll hyper for you...

>If RG200 is hypered, can I still get it developed at my local 1-hour place,
>or does it have to be sent off somewhere, or do I have to develop the
>negatives myself?

It can be developed with a normal C-41 process, but you do want to keep it dry until it gets developed. It's easy to keep film in a ziploc with desiccant.
--
Matt BenDaniel
matt@starmatt.com
http://starmatt.com


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