Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/01/21

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Darkroom Survey
From: Jim Hemenway <Jim@hemenway.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2004 10:16:30 -0500
References: <200401200231.i0K2VJIA079076@mxsf15.cluster1.charter.net> <6.0.1.1.0.20040121181241.02e51b60@pacific.net.sg> <0E2B4F74-4C10-11D8-B22E-003065D6E648@umich.edu>

Traditional darkroom .1%
- -- Some stainless reels and tanks for emergencies

Outside Labs 99.5%
- -- For film processing

Digital Darkroom 99.9%
- -- A couple of G3s, a couple of LeafScans for 35mm - 4x5, an Epson 836 
for scanning 8x10 - 11x14, Photoshop 7, Epson 2200.

Film Cameras:
- -- Leica R8s, Rollei 6008i, 4x5 Graflex, Kodak Master 8x10 and Korona 
11x14... and a bunch of others.

Two digital cameras, CoolScan 990 and Kodak/Nikon DCS460


>> Friends
>>
>> In 1999, we participated in a darkroom survey that allowed each LUGger 
>> to list their "traditional" darkroom equipment e.g. enlarger, lens, 
>> B&W or colour, etc. More than 100 of us who responded were using 
>> traditional darkrooms to produce their images.
>>
>> Perhaps it might be worthwhile to do another survey in light of the 
>> digital revolution. May I suggest that this survey address the following:
>>
>> 1. Traditional darkroom only   /  Traditional darkroom plus digital 
>> darkroom
>> 2. If both, in what proportion.
>>
>>
>> If none of the above,
>>
>> 3. Using film cameras only / Both film and digital
>> 4. If both, in what proportion
>>
>> I will appreciate your participation. To get the ball rolling, I will 
>> be the first respondent.
>>
>> Dan K


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Jim - http://www.hemenway.com

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