Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/03/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Dale, This is not about cost or chemistry. You must do a lot of printing to get back your cost of the operation. Unless you are a pro and providing a lot of prints it won't figure out. The chemistry really isn't so bad unless you want to make it so. The real reason for a darkroom is the control and the quality of the finished product. When I was a pro I did send out the normal print making chores and everyone was quite happy. But, when I wanted it done just right or for display, I did it myself. You will find very few people who share your vision. Things come back from the lab and they are OK but not quite what you had in mind. The cropping, tone, contrast etc. is just not there. When you do your own lab work you extend your vision to the end product where it counts. Tina made a comment yesterday about spending time in the darkroom and I'm sure there are a number of people on the LUG who can put this down in better terms but the bottom line is that the darkroom work is the other part of the equation that makes it whole. At one time there was a rental darkroom operation in Seattle. It might be worthwhile to check it out once or twice. We just moved and I hope to have my lab up and running before the summer is done. By all means come on up at that time and get your hands wet. Cheers, David Medley Whidbey Is. WA USA dmedley@whidbey.net - ---------- > From: Dale R. Reed <dale-reed@postoffice.worldnet.att.net> > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: Re: [Leica] SCALA, etc. > Date: Monday, March 23, 1998 10:58 PM > > David Medley wrote: > > > > OK Dale ............. you have passed the first stage of a several stage > > program. > > > > Should you wish to continue ............... you MUST start looking about > > the house for a suitable spot in which to install a darkroom! > > Well David I guess that means the garage. But one of the reasons I went > into Electrical Engineering was I did not enjoy Chemistry. So if I can > pay someone else to do the developing without it costing too much then I > will. > > But if I change my mind maybe I will take a ferry over to Whidbey Island > and you can show me how to create a darkroom. Dale > -- > $ dale-reed@worldnet.att.net Seattle, Washington U.S.A. $ >