Re: HIE with Sodium Sulfate

Wait. Sodium Carbonate. Baking Powder? Does the BI mean much?

(obviously a chemist)



On Mon, 07 Jul 2003 16:48:30 GMT, Some Dude <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Exactly my problem. Will lookup Sodium carbonate (new to me). My
>HIE negs always come out much too thin for my tastes.
>
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>On Mon, 7 Jul 2003 09:21:04 -0500, "Mike King" <(E-Mail Removed)>
>wrote:
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>>Sodium carbonate(?) or process in D-19 for additional contrast, my problem
>>has always been TAMING contrast with IR.
>
>Cheers,
>-sd
>http://www.zoom.sh

Cheers,
-sd
http://www.zoom.sh


Some Dude

On Fri, 11 Jul 2003 16:42:50 GMT, Some Dude <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Wait. Sodium Carbonate. Baking Powder?

No. Sodium carbonate is commonly called washing soda. Baking power is a
combination of sodium bicarbonate (baking soda) and an acid such as tartaric
acid and sodium aluminum sulfate (alum).


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