Kodak AEROCHROME III AS-2569 user manual

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AS-2569
KODAK AEROCHROME III MS Film 2427
KODAK AEROCHROME III MS Film 2427 is a very
EXPOSURE
fine-grain, medium-speed color-reversal aerial camera film.
Aerial Film Speeds (EAFS or ISO A equivalent) should not
This film has excellent color rendition and good image
be confused with conventional film speeds, which are
quality.
designed for roll and sheet films used in pictorial
It has an ESTAR Base with a clear gel backing. The
photography. The characteristics of aerial scenes differ

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STORAGE PROCESSING For consistent results, all aerial films should be stored under The primary recommendation for processing 2427 Film is in fairly constant conditions. Kodak aerial films are “usually” Process AR-5 using mechanized processors. Mechanized packaged in equilibrium with 40 to 50 percent relative processing in roller-transport processors offers the humidity. High temperatures or high humidity may produce advantages of uniform treatment of all portions of the roll, undesirable

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Processing Sequence—3.5 fpm Replenishment and Wash Rates—3.5 fpm * KODAK Aerial Color Processor, Model 1611 Models 1611 and 1811 with Quick-Change Solution/ Tank Time Basic Film Width Solution Temperature Solution/ Step No. (Seconds) Rate 70 mm 5-in 9 1/2-in Step (mL/sq ft) SKIP (mL/min) (mL/min) (mL/min) 1, 2, 3 21.3 — TANKS First 150 120 220 415 First Developer 4, 5 141.6 (49.4 ± 0.3°C) 121 ± 0.5°F Developer First Stop 200 160 290 555 First Stop 6 70.5 (46 ± 3°C) 115 ± 5°F Wash —2 gal/min—

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Replenishment and Wash Rates—5.3 fpm PROCESS CONTROL KODAK Control Strips, Process AR-5, are available and are * Model 1811, Standard Configuration recommended for monitoring the processing of 2427 Film Film Width Basic and several other color aerial films in KODAK Solution/ Rate 70 mm 5-in 9 1/2-in roller-transport processors using EA-5 chemicals. For Step (mL/sq ft) (mL/min) (mL/min) (mL/min) detailed information on process control and First trouble-shooting, refer to “Using Processe

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DIMENSIONAL STABILITY SIZE DATA AND ORDERING INFORMATION The dimensional stability of aerial films is of particular interest and importance in accurate mapping and in the Information on available sizes and minimum order reproduction of maps. quantities of this film is available on the web at Dimensional stability is an all-inclusive term. In www.kodak.com/go/aerial. You can also write or call: photography, it applies to size changes caused by changes in Aerial Imaging humidity and in tem

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KODAK AEROCHROME III MS Film 2427 CURVES Characteristic Curves Spectral Sensitivity 4.0 2.0 Daylight Exposure: Process: AR-5 / 2427 Densitometry: Status A R 3.0 1.0 G B Magenta- Cyan- Yellow- Forming Forming Forming Layer Layer Layer 0.0 2.0 1.0 Exposure Effective Exposure: 1.0 Process: AR-5 Density: 1.0, Equivalent Neutral Density (END) 2.0 250 300 350 400 450 500 550 600 650 700 750 WAVELENGTH (nm) 0.0 2 *Sensitivity = reciprocal of exposure (erg/cm ) required 3.0 2.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 to produce s