Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/05/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> It has nothing to do with the light sourse PER SE, Of course it has to do with the light source. The two light sources are significantly different. They are a different color temperature, wave length, and intensity. Cold light is also better dispersed, since it is not from a single source as an incandescent is. I have done exactly what you say (I do use D76 1:1 in fact). The cold light is quite distinguishably better (tonal range is broader and more defined, and the image itself has better definition). Perhaps it is because I only have done it with MF and LF negatives in the past 10 or more years. I have never really done any 'fine' prints with 35mm. I'm certainly not saying your prints with a light bulb aren't great...and you might think they are better than your experience with cold light enlargers, but my experience shows that cold lights are head and shoulders superior than a light bulb. But, that's only my experience...