[LargeFormat] provia film jamming in Film holder

[R.E. Younger, Photographer]

I've used many hundreds (my bank account, and wife, would plead,
"thousands") of sheets of Provia in 8x10, 4x5, and 4x5 Readyload. I've never
had any problems, in summer in the desert or winter in the mountains.......
Bob


----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Knoppow" <dickburk@ix.netcom.com>
To: <largeformat@f32.net>
Sent: Monday, August 19, 2002 3:23 PM
Subject: Re: [LargeFormat] provia film jamming in Film holder


> At 07:04 AM 08/19/2002 +0100, you wrote:
> >I have been in Spain for the past two weeks, and very nice it was too! I
did
> >have a problem with Fuji Provia film, in particular it jammed several
times
> >when I was replacing the darkslide after taking a shot, on one occasion I
> >managed to make a hole in the slide! (tough stuff, Fuji film) I had no
> >problems with FP4. Anyone else have this problem? Is it heat related?
(the
> >temperature was in the 30s, probably the 40s in the sun).
> >
> >I developed the FP4 yesterday with no problems. Bear in mind this film
went
> >through the hand luggage scanner at Stansted and Alicante airports, I
didnt
> >bother asking for hand searches as both were very busy with
holidaymakers.
> >There is no evidence of fogging, borders are perfectly clear. I will
report
> >on any issues with E6 after I've developed it.
> >
> >
>   I'm not sure I'm reading this right or perhaps understanding it right.
> Are you refering to ordinary sheet film holders or to a
readyload/quickload
> type holder?
> If standard type film holders, I've never had problems with the darkslides
> due to film type. I have had sticky slides due to a build up of crud in
the
> slots they fit in (I have some pretty old holders). Cleaning these helps.
>   I also lubricate the edges of darkslides with wax which helps them run
> smoothly.
>   Since the slide surface is separated from the film by some distance I
> don't see how the type of film could affect the movement of the slide.
> That's why I think I may be misinterpreting your question.
> ----
> Richard Knoppow
> Los Angeles, CA, USA
> dickburk@ix.netcom.com
>
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