Cinemicrography Applied to the Study of Dye Transfer from Relief Matrices

A relief matrix can be dyed and substantially dried and then brought into adherent contact with a dry blank, following which the sandwich may be sectioned on the microtome. The dry sections can then be photographed through the microscope with a 35mm reflex camera. By introducing a drop of water, swelling is initiated at a convenient moment and dye transfer commences simultaneously. In this way, the mode of migration of dye can be observed and photographed, as well as the reactions of different matrices, blanks and dyes during a transfer operation. Attention is drawn to the advantage of using swollen sections for microscopic examinations of photographic layers.

Print ISSN

0361-4573

Published

1965-08

Content type

Original Research

DOI

10.5594/J06024