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Subject: Re: [Leica] [OT] Color darkroom worth it?
From: bourgeois and biblical <bwdaly@bigfatpipe.net>
Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2002 23:16:54 -0500

matthew:

> Do the processes for creating prints from slides (Cibachrome?) present 
> any
> significant advance in quality over a good 1280 print?

they'll last forever, and nothing, as yet, can match a good 
ciba/ilfochrome in terms of color saturation and luminosity.  they're a 
pain in the butt to make, though.  the chemistry and paper is really 
expensive, the process rather laborious and easily screwed up.  i 
*almost* sold all my ilfochrome stuff when i started my current job 
running a fuji frontier lab (which prints slides beautifully), but now 
that i'm moving to chicago, i'm glad i didn't.  i'm even going to try 
making a joboesque film processor with my motor base.

but, having said that, i'd urge you to get a colorhead enlarger.  it'll 
give you a great deal of creative control, and, if you ever do want to 
do any of your own ilfochromes or RA-4 prints, you'll have the head you 
need.  at least get a multi-contrast head.  those filters are easily 
scratched and they fade.  you'll end up using one almost all the time, 
and it will wear out or get scratched, necessitating a whole new filter 
pack.

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