Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/04/05

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Subject: RE: [Leica] Resurgence of B&W
From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>
Date: Wed, 5 Apr 2000 14:39:18 -0400

Haven't done it in, oh, about 30 years. And I know it is indeed satisfying -
nothing like those brown finger nails to proclaim your craftsmanship...But I
find the digital process extremely satisfying....it's the same process, but
for the chemicals...every fiddle in the dank and dark has a digital
equivalent....

- -----Original Message-----
From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
[mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Mark
Rabiner
Sent: Wednesday, April 05, 2000 2:26 PM
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: Re: [Leica] Resurgence of B&W


"B. D. Colen" wrote:
>
> Mark - Oh, stuff that stuff!! You can get dark stuff, good stuff, real
> stuff, from scanned B&W negs....;-)
>
> B. D.
>
Take a neg that you have had too much fun with with Photoshop and the epsons
and
bring it down to that dark dank toxic-waste ridden boring darkroom and force
yourself to mix up the trays and knock out a print. Done that lately? It has
ALWAYS been a more satisfying experience with hard copy results to prove it
despite lack of UnsharpMask and Smart Blur. Maybe you have been printing RC?
Fiber fights for YOU!!!
Ilford Multigrade FB Warm rules!!!
Mark Rabiner