Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/09/09

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Beauty of the digital darkroom
From: "Robert G. Stevens" <robsteve@hfx.andara.com>
Date: Thu, 09 Sep 1999 20:49:54 -0300

David:

If you are just putting it in a corner of your basement, you may want to
try what I did.  I used the traditional 2x4 studs for the walls and bought
a door kit for abour $50.  I then covered the studs with black plastic that
I got from a garden store.  It is the thick black sheeting people put on
the gardens to retain heat in the spring.  A large roll of that was about
$100 and was just stapled to the studs.  I then sealed it around the door
and anywhe the plumbing went through with duct tape.  It is light tight and
very easy to make bigger if I need more space.  All in all, it took me
about a day to build it and probably less than $200 in materials.

Regards,

Robert

At 04:23 PM 9/9/99 -0700, you wrote:
>Hey Jim, thanks.....
>
>All of a sudden the bid for the drywall in the new darkroom does not sound
>as bad as it did this morning.
>
>Cheers,
>David Medley
>Whidbey Is.   WA
>USA
>dmedley@whidbey.net
>
>
>From: Jim Brick <jimbrick@photoaccess.com>
>Subject: [Leica] Re: Beauty of the digital darkroom
>
>
>> And 20 or 30 years from now,
>> the Ciba's will still look the same.
>>
>> As of right now, late 1999, there is still no substitute for the
>> traditional silver print >
>> Silver based film, wet process, optical enlarging on silver based paper,
>>
>> To use a modern American vernacular, "photographically, this is where it's
>at!"
>>
>> Jim
>
>
>