esearing said:
1) May have occurred during washing too. Cold weather leaves an under-developed look to the whole negative. P55 can be shot at any temp but must be developed above 55degrees.
2) I ran an experiment in the field last month. I shot for the print, but then left the negative portion in the envelope and let it dry for a week. Parts of the envelope were stuck to the emulsion so I then let it soak for an hour before washing in plain water. These were some of the most problem free negatives of P55 I have had. ....snipped.....
Hello,
re :
1) I wonder about "extremes" of temperature? The reason that I ask, is that during December, while on vacation in Northern Ontario, I took some pictures of a property that we will be building a house on. I had very little experience with 55pn, and all of it indoors, but no troubles with it.
I took a couple of 55pn shots for checking the picture and then followed up immediately with FP4+ for the "good" negative.
I took the 55pn home (in-laws), waited several hours for it to warm to room temperature (21'C) and developed them thru' the holder as directed. The prints were horrible, streaky etc, and the negatives also had wavy lines of uneven exposure thru them.
The FP4+ negatives were great!
The temperature while exposing was about -30'C one day and -35'C the next. I wonder if anyone has had any experience with this sort of temperature while using 55pn
2) This is GOOD to know. I don't always have a place to wash my 55pn and if it will "save" for later, then it makes my life easier - Thank you.
regards