Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/08/14

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Densitometer help
From: Alastair Firkin <firkin@ncable.net.au>
Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2003 10:43:11 +1000

I'm trying to get away from the computer ;-)

My scanners would not be accurate enough  "I think" but I'll bear it in 
mind

Cheers
On Friday, Aug 15, 2003, at 04:41 Australia/Melbourne, Aquiles Almansi 
wrote:

> Alastair,
>
> The "room temperature" has gone up a lot lately due to
> the heavy use of the D word, but let me suggest that
> there is a possible digital solution to what you need.
>
>
> The German-made SilverFast Ai, one of the most popular
> scanning software packages (if you have an scanner,
> you probaly have it already), comes with a digital
> densitomer. You scan the negative and then you use the
> mouse to measure each spot of the image you're
> interested in. It gives you a reading between zero
> (pure black) and 255 (pure white). Perhaps is all you
> need.
>
> achilles
> --- Alastair Firkin <firkin@ncable.net.au> wrote:
>> With all my "heavy" darkroom work, I seem to be
>> heading into
>> densitometer territory. I know I've asked for some
>> help before, but
>> this is a more specific query. I have found a
>> "macbeth TR924 reflection
>> and transmission densitometer" which from what I can
>> see is a colour
>> model. Question 1. Can I use it to do black and
>> white reading? Q2: Does
>> anyone know about this model, or could point me to
>> instructions on how
>> to use it? Q3: Any other comments would be warmly
>> welcomed, as I have
>> never used a densitiometer before.
>>
>> Thank  you in advance
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>> Alastair
>>
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