anotha field experiment to learn about the influence of temperature and humidity on the post-development behaviour of PX film

source material:
4 similar shots of a crocodile (my favourite one, btw) under the same conditions
(see previous upload for details)
pix kept under different conditions for 2 weeks:


* upper left:
stored dark at room temperature (inside the PX film box)

* upper right:
stored dark and cool (in da fridge)

* lower left:
pic peeled immediately after previous scan (=1 hour after exposure) and stored in da fridge

* lower right:
pic peeled immediately after previous scan (=1 hour after exposure) and stored dark at room temperature (in a cupboard (fake mahogany))



notabene!:
this eggsperiment was done with a pre-production variant of the PX 600 ff, which was more prone to this rusting then the version that was sold to the public.
but basically the results are probably also applicable to PX600 in general.
according to master André from Enschede, it's not so much the temperature that makes the difference, but rather the humidity. (which fits the observation that even the (unpeeled) pic stored in the fridge shows quite some rustification)
the storage recommendation that can be deduced from this experiment (and also from master André) are as follows:
"to minimize post-development rustification, store your pictures dark, cool and DRY.
give them a chance to "dry out" in an open, cool dark area for a couple of days before putting them into a box."

(more eggsperiments to follow)

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