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Topic: The worst VS I have ever had
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Osi Osgood
Film God
Posts: 10204
From: Mountian Home, ID.
Registered: Jul 2005
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posted January 07, 2016 12:37 PM
Winbert ...
Aren't you the fellow who also had the AGFA print of the 400ft "Raider of the Lost Ark" (400ft digest), that went bad as well?
If so, I wonder if it's something in you're actual home environment that could be the cause? That's never a pleasant thought, but could there be some kind of chemical being released by something in the house that, while it hasn't harmed you per se (good heavens, let us hope not!), yet, those self-same chemicals could have an obviously detrimental effect on film?
I'd have no idea as to what, insulations, chemicals from paint used in the house?
I certainly don't want to alarm you in a bad way, but it's the only thing that makes sense to me.
OSI
-------------------- "All these moments will be lost in time, just like ... tears, in the rain. "
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Timothy Ramzyk
Expert Film Handler
Posts: 220
From: Milwaukee,WI,USA
Registered: Nov 2006
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posted January 21, 2016 03:21 PM
Perhaps, it's a matter of more 8mm being older than Super 8mm?
Acetate is acetate, made of cellulose which gives off acetic acid as it breaks down, so the gauge shouldn't have much to do with it unless wider gauges trap more air VS surface area when wound on a reel, allowing less gas to escape. That and the bigger gauges are more likely to be stored in air-tight cans.
My guess is that all prints are slowly breaking down, but that some things accelerate the process. Warm, humid storage, bad initial processing, and air tight storage resulting in the build-up of acetic fumes. I know my 16mm collectors now religiously drill vents in their film-cans, and quarantine all effected prints.
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