Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/12/12

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Darkroom question
From: Mark Rabiner <mark@rabiner.cncoffice.com>
Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2000 14:41:18 -0800
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John Hicks wrote:
> 
> At 07:07 AM 12/12/00 -0500, you wrote:
> 
> >My only problems with either of these books, but especially the film
> >development book, is that they are full of unsubstantiated opinions about
> >which film is better than that, etc.  The sort of stuff you hear from
> >photography students that have no foundation in actual facts.
> 
>   Yes, I've come across some unsubstantiated opinions and claims in those
> books; I wouldn't mind so much if some evidence or proof was offered but
> often there isn't any. I haven't seen anything really ridiculous that would
> probably cause problems, and I understand that the books are cookbooks
> rather than technical publications but it's bothersome.
>   At any rate, overall they're good, worthwhile books.
> 
> John Hicks
> 
> jbh@magicnet.net

I'm sure as hell am not going to rinse each print for two minutes instead of 5
seconds in stop bath!
Like Ansel, Anchell has his issues. The printed page ain't necessarily so!
:)
mark rabiner

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