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Re: [OM] Summary: SFX200 film and pressure plate dimpels

Subject: Re: [OM] Summary: SFX200 film and pressure plate dimpels
From: Garth Wood <garth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2000 18:04:33 -0700
At 01:59 PM 11/20/2000 -0800, Eric Pederson wrote:
>Thanks to everyone for their advice. The consensus is that SFX200 film has
>anti-halation coating on the back side of the film and is thus not
>sensitive to dimple-reflection from the back plate. So I'll give the film
>a try as is. If using Kokak HIE (Infrared) film, which does not have
>anti-halation coating, two people advised 120 film backing paper secured
>over the pressure plate as a temporary solution.
>
>Anyone know why those dimples are there in the first place?


I've always assumed to keep the ultra-smooth film from "sucking" to the 
ultra-smooth pressure-plate.  I dunno.

Garth


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