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CHECK THE TEMPERATURE! IT'S IMPORTANT
Cold and heat have a great effect on
the
way your
picture
develops and on
the
print quality. Even
moderate cold
can
ruin
your
pictures
unless
you take precautions.
The important
factor is the
temperature of
the
camera
and film
at the
time you're developing the picture.
A loaded camera
carried
outdoors
in cold weather for half
an hour
gets
thoroughly chilled. If you then
enter a
warm
house and a
few
minutes later shoot a flash color picture
the results are
likely to be bad. It takes a long time for
a cold
camera and film to
warm
up.
However, if camera and film are indoors and
warm, you
can step outside
to
snap the children in the
snow, pop
back
in again in a minute and develop the picture normally.
In cool weather development times may have to be adjusted
according to the temperature. The instruction sheet
with
each
film
pack
contains detailed
information about develop¬
ment
times
and temperatures. Be
sure to read these
recom¬
mendations;
they may change from
time
to time.
In very hot weather
there
is a greater tendency for
chemi¬
cals to be squeezed out of the
edges of
the picture assembly
as you
pull the
yellow tab to begin development. If these
chemicals collect on the
steel rollers they
can cause defects
in your prints. So, when it's hot, be extra careful to keep the
rollers clean (page 36).
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OPERATION
HOW TEMPERATURE AFFECTS COLOR FILM
The normal development times
for
color film are
set for
temperatures of 70'F (21CC) and
warmer. When
it's a bit
cooler the action
of
the developer chemicals slows down and
you must develop for a longer time.
See
the film instruction
sheet for more details.
When the temperature gets to 65 F (18 C) and below, the
chemical
action is so sluggish that the
picture
won't develop
well without help.
That
help is the Cold-Clip (page 30).
Prints developed in cold weather
without
using
the Cold-Clip
will be dark, with muddy
colors.
Whenever
it's cool enough
so that
you must wear
warm
clothes,
use
the Cold-Clip for
all
color
pictures.
You'll
get
your best
colors in
pictures made
in pleasantly
warm weather.
But when
you're
sweltering and can think only of a
cool
drink and a
swim,
it may be too hot
for
best results
with
color
film;
your
prints may show weak colors. For more details, see
the film instruction sheet.
HOW TEMPERATURE AFFECTS BLACK AND WHITE
FILM
The
film's
normal range of development times
gives
good
results
in
temperatures of
60cF (15CC) and
above.
When the
temperature of
film and camera is below 60 F
(15 C), develop for a
longer-than-normal time. For details
see the
film instruction sheet.
Never use the
Cold-Clip with black
and
white film.
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