Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2019/02/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi John, My postal address is: Lluis Ripoll Maria Auxiliadora, 23 08017 Barcelona / Spain Please let me know how much shall I send you and how, thank, it?s very kind of you! Cheers Lluis > El 19 febr 2019, a les 0:36, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.uk> va > escriure: > > Selenium usually changed the tones slightly. Let me know a postal address > and I will send you my Spotone stuff..... > > john > > -----Original Message----- > From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+john=mcmaster.co.uk at leica-users.org] On > Behalf Of Lluis Ripoll via LUG > Sent: 18 February 2019 23:35 > To: Leica Users Group > Cc: Lluis Ripoll > Subject: Re: [Leica] Retouching enlargements experience? > > Thank you very much Ken, this one is that I?ve saw as well in Europe. In > my opinion I will just need the ?Neutral Black?, my enlargements are not > toned, I do a short bath of Selenium for keeping better conservation but > it has no influence in the tone. > > Lluis > > >> El 19 febr 2019, a les 0:22, Ken Carney via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> >> va escriure: >> >> Spotone is gone, but Marshall has similar products. The brush was really >> important, just a tiny sharp tip almost dry. >> >> https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1436740-REG/marshall_retouching_ms4b_spot_all_kit_4b_4.html >> >> Ken >> >> On 2/18/2019 5:10 PM, Lluis Ripoll via LUG wrote: >>> Thank you Don, I develop my negatives in distilled water and I rinse >>> them with Tetenal Mirasol (similar to Photo Flo), I can say that >>> generally I obtain a satisfactory cleaning of my negatives, the problem >>> I?ve encountered has been when I?ve enlarged a negative, on the print it >>> appeared asomething very small like a small hair, I?ve cleaned the >>> negative with an anti-static cloth and I?ve removed the dust, I did a >>> new enlargement and the dust has appeared in an other location of the >>> enlargement. On this case what I want is simply do a retouching of the >>> enlargement. I?ve received many answers and comments recommending me >>> Spotone and I will try it. >>> >>> Thank you! >>> Lluis >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>> El 18 febr 2019, a les 4:14, Don Dory via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> >>>> va escriure: >>>> >>>> Back in the day: start with distilled water filtered for all your >>>> mixing of >>>> chemicals and rinsing negatives in photoflo. Use a clean soft pad to >>>> remove excess wetting agent or what I used at the end, denatured alcohol >>>> leaving the film on the reels.. Then I had a custom built film dryer >>>> that >>>> basically used a hairdryer sucking in air through a hepa filter and >>>> into a >>>> metal tube that held the reels of film. So, most of the time the film >>>> was >>>> clean and straight into sleeves. >>>> >>>> When enlarging blow the negatives off with an air compressor through a >>>> hepa >>>> filter. If you still have dust spots then, sigh, there is nothing but >>>> spot >>>> tone inks and a really fine brush. Become the artist and mix the colors >>>> until you get the tone right, much easier typed than done. I will say >>>> that >>>> once you have standardized on a paper and developer you learn the mix >>>> and >>>> it becomes a lot easier. Wearing one of those binocular magnifiers you >>>> see >>>> jewelers and watch repair techs use carefully put really tiny dots of >>>> ink >>>> down in the dust spot building the density up with more dots. Let it >>>> dry >>>> between as the density changes as it dries. This is a true art/craft >>>> and >>>> it gets much easier the more you do it. I have to say that I was doing >>>> a >>>> lot of this for myself and others who gave up learning. >>>> >>>> But, with a smile, spotting is so much easier using Adobe's tools. >>>> >>>> All the best, and just like using an M, there is a learning curve in >>>> seeing >>>> color in the B&W and a steady hand with the brush along with a whole >>>> lot of >>>> patience. >>>> >>>> On Sun, Feb 17, 2019 at 7:22 PM Lluis Ripoll via LUG <lug at >>>> leica-users.org> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Steve, mon ami >>>>> >>>>> I will share the answer with you if I find it?.. >>>>> >>>>> Amiti?s >>>>> Lluis >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> El 18 febr 2019, a les 1:19, Stephen Barbour via LUG < >>>>> lug at leica-users.org> va escriure: >>>>>> Well put, agree with all including your ending question. >>>>>> >>>>>> Sent from my iPhone, Steve >>>>>> >>>>>>> On Feb 17, 2019, at 4:12 PM, Lluis Ripoll via LUG <lug at >>>>>>> leica-users.org> >>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> I?ve encountered sometimes when I enlarge a small dust like small >>>>>>> hairs >>>>> that ruin the enlargement. I clean it, I look to the negative with a >>>>> magnifier 8X but sometimes I?ve removed the dust from one point to >>>>> another >>>>> point. >>>>>>> To clean the nregative I?m using PEC PAD with the special tissues >>>>> provided but sometimes a supplementary action on the enlargement would >>>>> be >>>>> necessary. I think it is very difficult do a good retouching and make a >>>>> similar tone to the one of the print. >>>>>>> Some experiences about cleaning better the negatives or applying >>>>> retouching? >>>>>>> Thank you! >>>>>>> Lluis >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Don >>>> don.dory at gmail.com >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information