Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/05/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Excuse me while I play Devil's Advocate. Lets presume you do have a shot of Tri-X taken in mid afternoon, that is next to impossible to print *in the darkroom*. Is this not just a limitation of traditional prinring techniques? Perhaps digital techniques would make the negative very printable. What we call poor technique is relative to current practices. Why not take those shots in midafternoon on tri-x? Why limit yourself, just because some old fashioned obsolete technology won't handle it properly. Dan C. At 08:35 PM 04-05-00 +0800, ray tai wrote: >Hello Dan, > >[snip] I have friends who would show me contact sheets of Tri-X shot in the >middle of the afternoon with half the subject being the sky and they couldn't >figure out why it has no tones. Try to print the sucker and you will quickly >learn how to expose it in the first place. > >By the way should you choose to forgo the darkroom try Kodak CN400 which I find >to be exceptionally scan friendly. > >Regards, > >