Re: [Leica] Would you start a wet darkroom today?

[ken@iisaka.org]

It depends on what you have already.  If you already have all the computer hardware and software, you might as well go digital, because the start-up cost would be smaller.  For those starting from scratch, wet is more economical, because you can get a setup to do B&W and colour up to 16x20 for about the cost of a good computer alone.


On Thu, 26 October 2000, John Gong wrote:
> 
> Photography is becoming a mutual interest for my 10 year old son and me. He's
> using my Nikon gear while I hoard the Leicas :-).  At the moment, we're
> still exploring picture taking technique, but I am starting to think of what
> I want to do next with improving the final result.
> 
> As a child, I was lucky enough to walk over to a public darkroom at the
> Police Athletic League in Chinatown. I had a wonderful coach in a volunteer
> professional photographer. Nowadays, darkroom facilities are an endangered
> species, especially out in suburbia land.
> 
> We have the space for a wet darkroom now. I've been thinking of acquiring a
> V.35 and building a complete setup.  On the other hand, we also have at our
> disposal no shortage of Macs and PCs with Photoshop or Photodeluxe and a
> good photo printer. I'm a total novice at this software programs, and
> haven't invested the time to get the results I truly want yet. As a result,
> I am more comfortable being a coach in a wet darkroom than a modern digital
> one.
> 
> What would you do ?
> 
> 
> John Gong