Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/12/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The owner of Broadway Studios had the habit of closing his eyes when he loaded or unloaded film holders. As was bound to happen sooner or later he closed his eyes; unloaded the holders; loaded the film into the hangers; put the hangers in the 3.5 gallon, replenished D-23 tank; then opened his eyes to discover that he never turned the light off. Time to set up a re-shoot! Regards, George Lottermoser george at imagist.com http://www.imagist.com http://www.imagist.com/blog http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist On Dec 28, 2010, at 3:16 PM, Alan Magayne-Roshak wrote: > I, of course, have also done this, but it reminds me of another situation > (funny now). Our former film darkroom only had a small dot-shaped red > light that indicated it was being used. Once, when I was processing > direct positive film in one gallon glass tanks, a custodian opened the > door. When I cried out, instead of closing the door swiftly, he stood > there in the opening, saying over and over, " I'm so sorry, I'm so > sorry..." until I yelled, " Just CLOSE the DOOR!" ;~)