Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/08/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Reminds me of an early experience (mid '70s) in my Physics lab, the teacher had given me permission to develop a roll of film at lunchtime. I'd done one before with assistance and this was my first by myself. He told me to help myself to the chemicals which were in there, I loked through the various bottles and eventually decided on some Monobath, a combined developer and fixer - it semed so simple... After following the instructions to the letter I was deflated to find the roll (which contained pictures of the Queen) was completely blank! I mentioned this to the master and having told him which developer I used he replied, 'Oh that? Tht'a been there since I arrived at the school in 1959!' If only all materials and chemicals were as stable as D76. I've got some WWII Royal Navy paper, sealed in waxed paper if anyone fancies printing at sea! regards, Jem ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marc James Small" <msmall@infionline.net> Subject: Re: [Leica] Question about old photo paper > In 1969, when I was a student at Washington & Lee University, I got access > to the school's observatory. The head of the Physics Department was a > noted tightwad and bought materials at any cutrate auction he could find. > I used Kodak D-76 with an expiration date of 1939 and paper (ex-USAF photo > recon rolls) with an expiration date of 1959. Both worked fine. > > Marc > msmall@infionline.net FAX: +540/343-7315 > Cha robh b?s fir gun ghr?s fir!