Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/07/06

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Subject: Re: [Leica] developing my own film
From: Jeffery Smith <jls@runbox.com>
Date: Sat, 06 Jul 2002 13:17:17 -0500
References: <006c01c224f9$f4b2a440$02000003@dnai.com>

And if you can find it, buy Picker's book entitled "The Fine Print".

BTW, I didn't hear that he had passed. It must have been recently.

JLS

At 11:07 AM 7/6/2002 -0400, Rei Shinozuka wrote:
>my recommendation has always been the late fred
>picker's _zone  vi workshop_ which i have found to
>my reret is  just out of print.
>
>they seem relatively simple to get used, however:
>
>http://shop.barnesandnoble.com/oopbooks/oopResultsTitle.asp?userid=1BOHHCV74N&mscssid=2CLL5LXAVTQG9PJ29DELWJ9CEL7J4BF4&author=Fred+Picker&title=Zone+VI+Workshop+%3A+The+Fine+Print+in+Black+and+White+Photography&rstart=1&WID=100693
>
>fred takes you step by step through the process of developing within
>the context of his own brand of the zone system.  some have accused him
>of being didactic, or  closed-minded because of his religious use of
>tri-X/HC-110/cold-light head and so on.  however, i think that if are
>starting out, there's no better way that to have someone knowledable to
>make the basic choices for you.  there will be years and years for you
>to experiment with different developers and methods once you get the
>process as fred shows you.
>
>i just think it's a crying shame that no sooner is fred taken from us than
>his books are out of print.
>
>-rei
>
>
> > From: "Felix Erazo" <ferazo2000@yahoo.com>
> > To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
> > Sent: Saturday, July 06, 2002 6:50 AM
> > Subject: [Leica] developing my own film
> >
> >
> > > Hello Luggers,
> > > I was wondering if anyone out there could tell me where I can get
> > > information on how to develop my own B&W films. Should I take a class,
> > > buy a book, or websites? I know a lot of you guys do your own
> > > developing, I would appreciate it, if the experts would guide me to the
> > > proper location.
> > >
> > > Regards
> > > Felix Erazo
> > > www.thrutheviewfinder.com
>
>--
>Rei Shinozuka shino@panix.com
>Ridgewood, New Jersey
>
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