[Leica] New Monochrome? EVERYONE!

[John McMaster]

I couldn't afford the shipping to NZ ;-) Reflection densitometers are still useful, transmission ones slightly less so....

john

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From: Richard Man

I keep telling people: don't throw out your film stuff - give it to me!!!
and I use them! Film, equipments etc. argghhh

p.s. that was John quoting me, not John wanting a densitometer :-)

On Sat, Jan 17, 2015 at 5:52 AM, George Lottermoser < george.imagist at icloud.com> wrote:

> wish I'd known.
>
> i left two of them to end up in a land fill or some sort of recycling 
> center.
>
> Light meters and densitometers were once indispensable for a complete 
> understanding of how our light, film and chemistry all played together.
> Now they're built into our cameras, computers and software.
>
> Densitometers were mandatory to running consistent Kodachrome and 
> Ektachrome lines.
> Every day began with running test strips and reading and charting 
> densities through filters to determine what had occurred with the 
> chemistry since the last film run; and over night. Chemistry was then 
> adjusted as needed to provide results consistent with Kodak's specifications.
>
> Using a densitometer on black and white negatives, together with the 
> Zone system at the subject exposure end, provided absolutely 
> consistent and repeatable results; along with a complete understanding 
> of the various quantities of light being focused on the various 
> emulsions; as well as the effects of the various chemicals, and their 
> times, temperatures and agitations, on each unique emulsion.
>
> These understandings do in fact translate quite well to using our 
> digital sensors and understanding both their advantages and limitations.
>
> a note off the iPad, George
>
> On Jan 16, 2015, at 10:13 PM, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.nz> wrote:
>
> > Would love to have a densitometer. Ah well.
>