Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/07/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Several months ago, Ted was talking about making lots of prints from his negs, using a technique that I will call batch processing. Basically exposing a whole bunch of paper, then going over to the wet side and processing it at once. Today was my day to make 100 different 5x7 prints from my trip to Europe in May. I started like I always do... setting the easel up for each neg, focusing each neg, then exposing, and finally processing one at a time. After a grand total of 3 of these experiences, a lightning bolt hit me about how long it would take to make the other 97 prints I needed.... Thanks Ted... I did them all in about 4 hours, using what I remembered from your experiences. Set enlarger height once, set easel placement once, focused a few times, but basically once, and processed the paper in batches of 10 or so at once.,... That is what is so great about this list... the tips you can pick up if you listen carefully..... Frank Filippone red735i@earthlink.net