Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/01/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hey Mark: I've checked for "after glow", allowing for pupil dialation, and I don't see any with this fixture. The effect of flourescent light on the optical brightners in the paper may be quite real and contribute to the effect. I will rig up an incandescent fixture of the same intensity and compare results. Thanks for the tip. Mike D > >A fluorescent fixture in the darkroom is problematical. >I think AA tells us not to use them... >because when you turn them off they keep glowing. >bummer!!!! >Mark Rabiner >Also for me is the brighteners in the paper kind of glow whiter than white. >If the print would be viewed wtih fluorescent lights that might correlate. >But for me it ends up to be just another reason why ones prints get printed down >too much! > >"close the door... the light stays on!!!" >