Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/10/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Tue, 17 October 2000, Jim Brick wrote: > > Well Ted... what can I say. > > What do you have in the darkroom? An enlarger (lamp, neg stage, lens, and > easel.) A box of paper, a tray of chemicals, water. What can go wrong? The > lamp can burn out. That's about it. If your timer quits, you can count. one > thousand one, one thousand two, etc... > Jim, The chemical darkroom has become so familiar to many of us that it's easy to forget what can go wrong ... chemical contamination, aged chemicals, fogged paper, bad enlarger alignment, dust storms, a train rolling past outside the building vibrating the *&@% out of everything, sneezing in the wrong direction, losing count when the timer quits... Yep there's plenty that can go wrong with the electronic workflow too, but guarding against the pitfalls of the chemical darkroom has become second nature to experienced dudes like you so you hardly give it any thought any more, but LOTS of stuff can go wrong, as my trash can has demonstrated over the years. As you wrote, familiarity and practice make the whole process easier, whether chemical or digital. Doug Herr Birdman of Sacramento http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/telyt - -------------------------------------------------- Stay in touch with Northwestern and the world. Click http://www.nualumni.com to get your FREE Northwestern StartPage. Customize your own collection of the latest news, sports, stock quotes, and more. Check it out today!