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The Handling of Films— R. J. Flaherty 93
made of rustless steel. If there was one particular source of trouble to me, it was the film track and film gates of my motion picture cameras. Before I go off again, I am going to tr>^ to have them made for me out of stainless steel; one of my camera worries and yards of scratched and scarred film will then, I hope, be gone forever. I often thought while we floundered with our almost overwhehning film outfit in Samoa that if one of our photographic manufacturers had a representative there with us just to study photographic equipment and its practical application under trying and novel conditions, much might be gained thereby, redounding to the prestige of the manufacturer, the infinite comfort (to say the least) of the camera worker, and the advancement of a new field in that which is the common interest of us all — the motion picture.
Discussion
Mr. Crabtree: It is unfortunate that when Mr. Flaherty asked our advice our experiments on rack flare had not progressed sufficiently so that we could assist him in overcoming his difficulty.
With regard to the Stineman developing outfit, it consists of a metal strip wound as a spiral, and the film is wound in contact with it. I agree with Mr. Flaherty that this is a very practical, portable outfit. Certain precautions must be observed in manipulation of the fihn spiral. If it is agitated vertically, owing to the flow of the developer through the perforations, perforation streaks are obtained. Our experiments have shown that by twisting the rack once a minute, the development is uniform and the perforation marks are eliminated.
With regard to the drying difficulty, I think that if explorers would prevent swelling of the film during development and harden the fihn in the unswollen condition by following the procedure outhned in the paper on "Handling Motion Picture Film at High Temperatures," (Transactions No. 19), the quantity of moisture to be removed from the film would be reduced to a minimum, and the film would withstand relatively high temperatures during drying. Mr. Flaherty's procedure was to use low temperature air for drying, and naturally film in a swollen condition would dry^ with difficulty in a humid atmosphere. If he prevented swelling and suitably hardened the film so that air at a higher temperature (and therefore lower relative humidity) could be used for dry^ing, trouble would be ehminated, and it would not be necessary to construct an expensive drying outfit.