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Re: [OM] Films for Palmyra

Subject: Re: [OM] Films for Palmyra
From: Jim Brokaw <jbrokaw@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2001 23:23:26 -0700
on 8/10/01 1:01 AM, Olaf Greve at o.greve@xxxxxxx wrote:

> Hi,
> 
>> I think that the experience of a hole as being cool occurs only in
>> the temperate zone.  Remember that alligators and turtles bury their
>> eggs so that they do not cool off and maintain hatching temperature.
> 
> Apart from that, with those coconut crabs running around who would dare to
> leave the film (and one's bodyparts ;) ) unguarded... ;)
> 
> More seriously though: indeed, heat can do damage to film, nonetheless I've
> taken several types of film pretty much to the extreme where heat (and some
> other forms of abuse) is concerned, and I can't say I've ever seen film
> deterioration because of it...
> 
> Do try to store the film in a cool place if possible though, two options:
> 1-Simply in an always shaded place (I think this should be fine);
> 2-If you're a brave man, use something _absolutely_ waterproof and store the
> film in a special container in the sea. Needless to say, make sure the
> container is big and heavy enough that the sea won't easily "swallow" it
> (and we all know how "well" humans can defy the forces of the sea, ahum!) :)
> 
> Cheers!
> Olafo

What about posting the exposed films out to someone you know who can be
trusted to refrigerate them (or even take them to your specified lab for
development)? I recall there is a plane in every 10 days, the film shouldn't
suffer too much damage in maximum of 10 days...
-- 

Jim Brokaw
OM-1's, -2's, -4's, (no -3's yet) and no OM-oney... 


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