RE: [Leica] Darkroom in a manufactured home

["B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>]

Time to pull on my flame-retardant long-johns...

It's not my cup of Xtol, but I can certainly understand your wanting to
develop a set up that will allow you to process your own film...but why in
God's green doublewide anyone in his or her right mind would chose this
point in the history of photography to invest in a wet printing set up is
beyond me. Sure, if you've already got the darkroom and are already
printing, I can understanding -sort of - continuing with it, given how hard
old habits die.....but...

Get yourself a good fast Windows machine - or Mac G4 - with as many gigs of
storage as you can possibly afford, a good film scanner, and an Epson 1280
and Piezo B&W software and ink for quadtone printing and go to town....

B. D.

- -----Original Message-----
From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
[mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Adam Bridge
Sent: Sunday, May 26, 2002 3:38 PM
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: Re: [Leica] Darkroom in a manufactured home


Thanks for the EXTENSIVE list. I'll carry this along with me when I begin
negotiations. The room is big enough that I hope to have an analog/wet side
and
a digital side so all the photography stuff is in one place.

I'm assuming that vibration won't be a problem for enlargers, that I can
mount
one securely enough so I can print well.

I'm planning on a Jobo for my film, but had thought just trays for wet
printing
with a sink that holds them and shelving for the chemistry.

I had planned on welded-seam flooring in there and can understand the need
for
the underlayer to be waterproof itself.

Now I get to shop for enlarges and stuff too! My inclination here is to stay
simple. I want a color head enlarger and good optics but it doesn't have to
be
new - although I'm wary of buying used because I don't know how to evaluate
the
condition of a used one. There have been many threads on optics which I'll
research, but if anyone has suggestions I'd be happy to listen.

I greatly appreciate both Charles Walden's and Don's suggestions.

Best regards,

Adam Bridge
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