Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/10/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]In a message dated 10/18/00 12:04:48 AM Pacific Daylight Time, owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us writes: << Not to mention hives from metol sensitivity, suffocation, the place burning down because the plumbing interacted with the wiring, selenium poisoning, newton rings, and ABOVE ALL the fact that you finally managed to get all the burning dodging and bleaching right on one print doesn't guarantee for a moment you'll get it right on the next... and even when you meticulously annotate all your moves, you still can't replicate the damn thing. >> - --------------------------------- Playing a CD of a Beethoven symphony is one thing. Actually conducting it is another. When you do real darkroom work you're conducting, not playing. If you keep your darkroom clean from the getgo, your chemicals fresh and have efficient ventilation and keep a log of each important print, you will get consistent results. You enlarger should be sturdy, pack a first rate lens and linked to an excellent timer. Conduct! br