Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/03/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>Ben, are you nuts? A black darkroom? I had to work in one once on a >small newspaper and it was awful. It was almost impossible to find >anything, no matter how bright the overhead light. I got to hate going >in there. The start of my love of slide film and E-6 labs. In my last >studio we had a very tiny film loading room next to the darkroom and >painted it dark grey, but even that I think was overkill. > <snip> >Donal Philby >San Diego > Donal and everyone else who has an opinion on this topic, I built a really cool labrynth type light trap which allows me to work in a small building on my property, in the dark, with the door wide open. This is why I need black walls - light pours in the door and gets sucked right up by the black. I understand why you don't like black rooms, but for the sake of fresh air I went this way. Besides, I'm the only one who uses it so finding things is no problem. I also have a fridge in there to keep my Fat Tires cold. Mmmmm! Regards, Ben W. Holmes Boulder, CO USA bholmes@frii.com