Safelight for Arista APHS

[jmal]

I'm about to begin making enlarged negs with APHS and need advice about safelights. I know that red is the recommended color, but will the film be okay with amber as well? Thanks.

Jmal

 

[MurrayMinchin]

I thoroughly trussed up my Thomas Duplex safelight with lots of black tissue paper draped over the safelight...the darkroom was really dark and I kept my body between the APHS and the safelight. I think amber would work if it was dim enough, but do a quick test just to be sure.

Murray

 

[payral]

The only safe answer is: Make a Test.
Color is one thing but there is also lamp wattage and distance between lamp and film, how long film will be exposed to lamp etc.

 

[Nicholas Lindan]

Regular OC filtration - as safe for paper - will fog APHS. It is very insensitive to red.

 

[fschifano]

I'm using a Kodak red 1A filter in a "beehive" safelight eqiupped with a 15 watt bulb at least 4 feet from the material. It is safe. I have not tried using OC, or any other safelight.

 

[pwitkop]

I've used a dim amber safelight successfully in the tests I've done so far. I saw no noticeable base fog, but I didn't do any testing so there may have been something I didn't notice.

Peter