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Darker than a Sharpie
I use Sharpie permanent markers to write on my negative storage pages,
but I find that they're not opaque enough after a few sheets and way before the Sharpie runs out of fluid. Is there anything out there that's opaque from start to finish? -Lew |
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Darker than a Sharpie
"Lew" wrote
I use Sharpie permanent markers to write on my negative storage pages, but I find that they're not opaque enough after a few sheets and way before the Sharpie runs out of fluid. Is there anything out there that's opaque from start to finish? I haven't evaluated them for long term writing on polyethylene, opaquewise, but: http://minilab.net/photo-marker-pens-.html They are very fine point and mark negatives very nicely. Sharpies have a lot of trouble with PE if there is any moisture at all on the plastic: like if it got breathed on.... You might try wiping the neg. sheet down with a paper towel right before writing. And Sanford makes something called a 'Uni-Paint marker' - I have just seen it in passing but the name sounds promising. If you are marking the negatives directly then India ink works very well. There are now India ink 'disposable Rapidographs' available at the art stores. -- Nicholas O. Lindan, Cleveland, Ohio Consulting Engineer: Electronics; Informatics; Photonics. To reply, remove spaces: n o lindan at ix . netcom . com Fstop timer - http://www.nolindan.com/da/fstop/index.htm |
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Darker than a Sharpie
Those pens seem to be for writing on negatives; I proof through my
storage pages, and I'm looking for enough opacticy to make my notes perfectly visible on the contact sheets. -Lew "Nicholas O. Lindan" wrote in message ink.net... http://minilab.net/photo-marker-pens-.html They are very fine point and mark negatives very nicely. |
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Darker than a Sharpie
"Lew" wrote in
: I use Sharpie permanent markers to write on my negative storage pages, but I find that they're not opaque enough after a few sheets and way before the Sharpie runs out of fluid. Is there anything out there that's opaque from start to finish? -Lew I use a Rapidograph Technical Pen with india ink to mark direclty on my negatives. It doesn't get any darker/more opaque that that. Much superior to Sharpies. Unfortunately, india ink doesn't adhere to polyethelene sleeves as well as Sharpies. |
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Darker than a Sharpie
Lew wrote:
I use Sharpie permanent markers to write on my negative storage pages, but I find that they're not opaque enough after a few sheets and way before the Sharpie runs out of fluid. Is there anything out there that's opaque from start to finish? -Lew Try the Pilot permanent ballpoint; made for multi surfaces; http://www.instaoffice.com/Pilot-Per...L23103.0.7.htm gr |
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