Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/11/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>George Lottermoser wrote: >> >> rawizza@hotmail.com (stefano ravizza)11/9/0111:36 AM >> >> > What and when the idea of taking pictures come to your mind >> > ? >> >> At 13yrs I felt drawn to the totally frightening, dusty old Solar >> enlarger sitting in the corner of the basement. It looked like >> something out of a horror/scifi movie. I asked Dad what it was. >> He put a negative in it and projected this weird negative image >> on the base board - then I knew - it really was scifi and I was >> hooked. Been playing Dr. Frank ever since. >> >> George >> >> -- > >I'm sure it's not called "Solar" becuae it's light source was a hole in the wall >but did i imagine or remember Edward Weston having a rig like that? Did they >exist? Solar powered enlargers that is. > > >Mark Rabiner Sure did.....and then there's that Lunar enlarger which allows you to print pictures only at night. Works best with full moon. Dan K. - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html