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Ricard - 01 Nov 2004 13:02 GMT
Dear Sirs,

I am a new member of this list. I'm a Spanish photographer based in
Barcelona.
I am intending to process some ancient plates exposed perhaps in the
early 20th century. Those are stereoscopic plates which were in three
magasins, together with a French camera made in the first years of
that century. There is no information neither about the emulsion,
neither about when they were exposed. I can only presume it is
orthochromatic negative, which allows to process under red light. I
can also presume this three magasins haven't been preserved in the
best conditions.
I would like to contact somebody familiar in this subject, who may
help me in this process. Since I only have three plates, I can't do
too many tests.
I would really thank anybody to help me.

Ricard
John - 01 Nov 2004 17:28 GMT
>Dear Sirs,
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>Ricard

    http://www.filmrescue.com/

Regards,

  John S. Douglas, Photographer -  http://www.puresilver.org
       Vote "No! for the status quo. Vote 3rd party !!
Ricard - 03 Nov 2004 14:12 GMT
Thank you for the information about filmrecue site.
On one hand, I think that (at least in my case) it is better to leave
the plates into specialist hands. It seems they don't usually process
glass plates. I have send them the information I have concerning my
plates, and I hope to have their answer soon.
On the other, I am still hesitating however: I am thinking probably is
better -or the minor evil- to put the plates in jeopardy in my own lab
(with the advice of a specialist) than to send them for a long
journey.

Ricard

>     http://www.filmrescue.com/
>
> Regards,
>
>    John S. Douglas, Photographer -  http://www.puresilver.org
>         Vote "No! for the status quo. Vote 3rd party !!
Robert Vervoordt - 03 Nov 2004 16:30 GMT
>Thank you for the information about filmrecue site.
>On one hand, I think that (at least in my case) it is better to leave
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>>    John S. Douglas, Photographer -  http://www.puresilver.org
>>         Vote "No! for the status quo. Vote 3rd party !!

Since you may be doing them yourself, you might want to look into
using a Glycin stand type developer or one of the low temperature
Arctic developers once recommended by Kodak.

John, Richard?

Robert Vervoordt, MFA
John - 04 Nov 2004 08:20 GMT
>Since you may be doing them yourself, you might want to look into
>using a Glycin stand type developer or one of the low temperature
>Arctic developers once recommended by Kodak.
>
>John, Richard?

    I like glycin formulas but I think in this case it's a job for
filmrescue really. Something like this should probably use
development-by-inspection which is not something to tinker with. Of
course a good stand developer for this might be Microphen 1:9.

Regards,

  John S. Douglas, Photographer -  http://www.puresilver.org
   Next time vote "No! for the status quo and vote 3rd party !!
 
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