Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/09/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> From: Tina Manley > I use something called Minit Mask which is a piece of glass that darkens with exposure to light. You put the slide on the glass and flash it a few times which creates a mask. Hi Tina - Where did you buy a Minit Mask? Sounds like a great way to experiment with masking. > Different films will require different filters in the enlarging head. The > Ilfochrome paper comes with suggested filters for different films, but it > is a process of trial and error. I found the Bob Mitchell "Colorbrator" listed for sale on the JOBO home page. It really does help reduce the "trial and error" part of getting the right filter pack. Also I found the articles in "Photo Techniques" by Mitchell that are very helpful: "All I Know About Color Printing Up To Now", Parts I thru IV in Sep and Dec 1995 issues (then called "Darkroom and Creative Camera Techniques"), Mar and Sep 1996 issues. > If you plan on doing a lot of Ilfochromes, you should look into the Ilford > CAP-40 processor. It's a wonderful machine. > Amen to that! My CAP-40 is great. Only concern is that I must do a lot of printing with the two liter P30 chemistry. It's good for the equivalent of about 50 8x10's, but you had better do them within five or six days, because the chemicals are oxidized by then. Tina, have you ever tried draining partially used P30 chemistry from the CAP40 and storing in air tight containers? Sometimes it would be nice to do a few prints, then put things away until the next session without having to mix fresh chemicals all over again. Regards, Gary Todoroff Tree Lugger