Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/09/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 12:58 PM 9/27/1999 -0700, Paul Chefurka wrote: >Unfortunately, I want to shoot colour neg, and I can't soup it at home. Not >because it's not possible, but that I'm not allowed to. My wife was a (very >good) custom colour printer for many years. She got a bleeding ulcer from >the stress, chemical jaundice from poor ventilation and a permanent bad >attitude from the clients. Now the smell of acetic acid in salad dressing >gives her Vietnam-sized flashbacks, so I'm under orders to never ever under >any circumstances bring photo processing chemicals into the house :-/ Well, I took care of peer pressure by not having any friends. Similarly, I take care of pressures from the spouse by not having one. I have the kitchen in my slum bachelor pad rigged up as a dark room. A table for the enlarger. Lots of cabinet space for chemistry and gear. A refrigerator for film and paper and, of course, the obligatory monuments to the "yard-o-beef" lifestyle which so affronts Brother Rabiner. My son is with me ten weeks a year and camps out in a bed room full of cameras and camera gear, and my spare enlarger -- any question as to why he moved off to Alaska? But, had I the time, I would have a fine dark room setup! Marc msmall@roanoke.infi.net FAX: +540/343-7315 Cha robh bas fir gun ghras fir!