Re: [APML] Speeding up film with cold weather

[Alan Voetsch <critter12952@yahoo.com>]

Hi John,

--- "John C. Mirtle" <jmirtle@shaw.ca> wrote:
> What chilling CAN do is
> reduce reciprocity
> failure by slowing down the decay rate of the latent
> image during the
> exposure. 

Understood. I'd still like to know if I am going to
see my shooting times shortened. I guess there's only
one way to find out for sure, but it needs to get as
cold as was a few days ago.

> The main difference between the two techniques
> is where you do your
> fiddling. Hypering film involves fiddling around in
> the darkroom, cold
> cameras involve fiddling around at the telescope.
 
I use neither. I'm only hoping for a free ride from
Mother Nature. :-)

> have some slides I use
> at presentations that shows how dramatic the effect
> of chilling is. If I
> have a few minutes, I will scan them up so that you
> can decide for yourself
> whether or not the effect is real or imagined.

Great, love to see them.

Alan

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