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JKCalhoun • today at 12:59 AM • 1 reply • view on HN

What is unique about the film and supplies?


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midnitewarrior • today at 3:58 AM

The traditional emulsion had peak sensitivity at 633nm. I don't know much about it otherwise but it was much easier to handle as glass plates rather than film. Russia led the science of this for decades.