Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/07/30

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Subject: RE: [Leica] Light in the darkroom?
From: "Austin Franklin" <darkroom@ix.netcom.com>
Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2001 01:04:36 -0400
 
> At 10:09 PM -0400 7/30/01, Austin Franklin wrote:
> >  > At 05:05 PM 7/30/01 -0400, you wrote:
> >>
> >>  > > Fluorescent lights can continue to fog film even after they've
> >>  > > been turned
> >>  > > off.  Don't ever use fluorescent lights in the darkroom.
> >>  >
> >>  >Even if you can't see ANY light emanating from them?
> >>
> >>  Yes!
> >>
> >>
> >>  Tina Manley, ASMP
> >>  http://www.tinamanley.com
> >
> >Come on...you really mean "Yes" as in, the film can still get
> fogged even if
> >there is no visible light coming from the bulb?
>
> Apparently it's in the UV range. You won't see it until it fogs you,
> and in the darkroom there is no UV filter usually between the bulb
> (tube) and the paper on the easel.

I don't use "paper on the easel"...only "film between rolled onto a reel"...