Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/01/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Don't you know a little cigarette smoke, blown in front of the enlarger lens, smooths out the tones. Ken Carney wrote: > If your fingernails turn black, and it isn't Amidol, something has gone > wrong. Probably best to avoid smoking and drinking in the darkroom also > -- > just a thought. It's amazing how some of that stuff looks like single malt > under a safelight. Especially if you print platinum/palladium, where the > chemistry is poured from a shot glass. > > Ken > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: lug-bounces+kcarney1=cox.net@leica-users.org [mailto:lug- >> bounces+kcarney1=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Walt Johnson >> Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2008 2:15 PM >> To: Leica Users Group >> Subject: Re: [Leica] walt - all kidding aside >> >> Developers turn your fingernails black. With cigarettes they turn >> yellow. Something else, second hand smoke takes the coating off Leica >> glass. :-) >> >> Philippe AMARD wrote: >> >>> Ah! Fingernails ! >>> phx >>> now you know why I keep smoking >>> exit >>> ;-) >>> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >