Volume 2 of my book

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Photo Engineer said:
I hope you enjoyed Volume I.
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I enjoyed it very much! I can't wait for the section on T-grain and direct reversal emulsions. It would also help to have a shopping guide for recommended tools and ingredients. Things like which specific gelatin, paper/film base, dosing pump, etc. It's very encouraging for us beginners if we could get something that works well on a first try versus seemingly unending struggle of getting something to work because of sub-par ingredients or tools. Also it would be nice to know about things that are critical versus not quite as much (margins of error) - like "it must be precisely 0.5ml" vs "a little splash will work fine".

Thank you for doing these books/videos! This information needs to be saved for all future generations!

Eugene.
 

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Both books will be an important contribution from a world authority. They will set the standard.
 

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PE,

I like the spreadsheet presentation idea. It seems very clear to me.

Obviously, I don't know how much you have said or plan to say but here is a wish-list of topics I would like to see, especially as can be done in the home darkroom, with equipment that we can actually obtain,

* Chemical Sensitization, as in how and what to use to get to speeds of 100, 200 or more.
* Spectral Sensitization, what's out there besides/better than erythrosin? Pinacyanol chloride is hard for us to purchase. Ditto on Stains-All but it works.
* Contrast Modification
* Anti-Halation layers
* Protective overcoats, what to use
* Multi-layer coating, if it is even possible for us
* Any new information on Subbing. Have the guys at GEH come up with anything new?
* How to tell if you've actually made a cubic or t-grain emulsion, for those of us without access to electron microscopes.
* Stabilizers. Anything other than TAI or PMT?
* Any more detail about using and controlling vAg and pAg.

As I said, a wish list. Anything you could say on the above would be very much appreciated!

-- Jason
 
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Jason, about 3/4ths of what you ask for is in the book. The rest may be difficult due to cost or complexity issues. If I can do it, I will, but it will delay the book a bit.

Thanks.

PE
 
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Looking again at comments, I see a lot regarding direct reversal. I'll have a lot to say in the book about it, but just a comment is useful here. Direct Reversal comes in 2 types and they are really only a subject for chemical sensitization instead of emulsion making. Many emulsions can be made to reverse as it is an inherent property of many emulsions. Solarization is one example.

PE
 

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Hey PE... how about posting a link to your books?
 

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Yes, anything about reversal is good, too.
 
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Ok, to give you some more information. I do plan on a buying (where to get it) guide, and some actual photos of real coating equipment from single layer up through 16 layer slide or curtain coaters. I will show photos of real breakdown finishing sinks and making stations. Kind of like Bob Shanebrook, but on a smaller scale. The T-Grain section was finished on Tuesday and today I am doing negative and reversal film aims. Then on to the design of such materials starting with making a Fischer (Agfa) and Kodacolor (Kodak) type dispersions and moving on to making the product.

It is slow going. My printer ran out of black ink and we have 2 feet of snow on the ground! Hard to work from just the screen. Ever write a book without the printed copy? Very tough.

PE
 

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PE,

For me , buying your book depends whether there is a section to describe how to make kodachrome when travelling at the sea side , sit and drink a tea , enjoy the crossing ships and squals. It must be a empty box , you put fuji film inside and one hour later , you get your kodachrome slides , box must have a summitar lens and little men taking pictures and whisper from inside. It must have a on off button also.
 
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