prolong ur negatives' life?

[West_ray]

Read somewhere that there's some method to prolong ur negatives' life during the developing process, esp the final wash part.

anyone has any idea? Any special methods or chemcials needed?

thanks for ur input.

 

[theITguy]

Not sure of that, but I am bringing in some friendly negative archival sleeve for 35mm in 1-2 weeks time.

 

[West_ray]

yah i do have the acid free sleeve from photo shop, but i'm more concern abt the washing part.

i suddenly remember it was mentioned in hte latest iphoto issue, any one has the issue now ?

 

[sabahan]

I only know that using film drier to dry your slide will prolong the colour on the film.

 

[hongsien]

I only know that using film drier to dry your slide will prolong the colour on the film.

Don't understand this, why would a film dryer 'prolong' the colour of the film? And what is a filmdryer? Is that those film plastic sack where you put your film into?

Hong Sien

 

[West_ray]

u mean hair dryer or those films cabinets to hang films?

 

[Wisp]

Prolonging film life simply means washing it really clean of fixer, and making sure no protein/acids gets in contact with the emulsion surface that's all.

I think you got it mixed up with archived prints, where prints are often soaked in selenium toner for a limited amount of time to turn the silver into more stable selenium compounds, which would extend the life of the print prob into the next century if well taken care of.

 

[West_ray]

oh i referring to the neg, not the print.

so washing the neg really clean (tap water) will do, need not other chemicals? icic ... tks! will tk note

 

[ellery]

well u could do a final dunk in hypo clear which will in theory clear off the last traces of fixer.....sorry u still have to wash with water first hor.

But its another chemical which in turn adds to the chain of chemicals.

 

[student]

As pointed out by several posts, the main problem is the fixer. But here there is a world of difference between film and paper. Paper absorbs chemicals into its very core, and requires prolonged washing to get rid of the chemicals. Film is plastic, and chemicals do not hang on to it. Just wash the negatives in running water for about 5-10 minutes and your films will outlast you. If you are paranoid, Ellery's suggestion of using hypo may be used. But there are lots and lots of professionals who do not bother with that.

Personally, I do not bother with hypo.