Do you also have trouble flattening Kodak Gold 120 film with books?

[pentaxuser]

I was just trying to see what, if any, evidence exists on vinegar syndrome affecting acetate-based film and at what kind of time interval.

I assume that what the likely life expectancy of acetate-based film is an important consideration for most photographers and if that life is beyond the need of most photographers then the fact that it may well not last as long as polyester may not be of much importance

pentaxuser

 

[MattKing]

Vinegar syndrome is a major problem for archivists - the people at the Vancouver archives have had to resort to digitization to help deal with potential image loss in respect to their extensive collection of negatives, including many Cirkut negatives.

 

[MattKing]

Granted, this is from a company making it and so it might be biased, but it does give some idea.

https://www.daicel.com/cell_ac/en/

https://www.daicel.com/cell_ac/en/triacetate/

As I understand it, the Cellulose is converted but the process uses a lot of pertochemicals to make the conversion happen.

 

[gbroadbridge]

While the raw materials may be natural, the manufacturing process is not particularly environmentally friendly.

As you would expect a certain amount of ‘greenwashing’ occurs in manufacturers statements.

 

[mshchem]

While the raw materials may be natural, the manufacturing process is not particularly environmentally friendly.

As you would expect a certain amount of ‘greenwashing’ occurs in manufacturers statements.

Absolutely true!

 

[mshchem]

I have a beautiful film drying cabinet, I'll give it a try. I use it when my freeloading friends come by and get free processing