Shel's questions to me (and my answers embedded):
1) Will you be making darkroom prints directly from the negs?
I expect so, but I may have the negatives scanned too. I don't remember
whether my Nikon LS 2000 can scan b/w negatives. I know it won't scan Scala.
2) How large do you expect the largest print to be?
No larger than 8 x 10".
3) Will you process the film yourself or have a lab do it?
A lab will do it. I still have the equipment somewhere, but haven't used
it in 35 years.
4) In either case, what developing technique will be used (Jobo
processor, dip-n-dunk at the lab, carefully hand developed in a small tank)?
I don't know. Labs don't process so much conventional b/w these days.
There used to be a specialty lab in Albuquerque that would do a nice,
careful job. I'll check whether they're still around.
5) In either case, what developer might be used, or would you want
a suggestion?
Suggestions welcome.
6) Will the negs be scanned?
As noted, I would like to.
7) What scanner and scanning resolution will be used?
See above.
8) If scanned, what editing software will be used to make the final
adjustments?
PS CS2, but for publication I will probably get a good wet print.
9) Oh, yeah, will you be using 35mm format, 645, 6x6, 6x6, or
something larger (if you can find and use a 6x9 camera you may be way
ahead of the game)
Oh, it will be 35 mm.
I would like these to be good, but they don't need to be perfect. My
colleagues in archaeology wouldn't know one way or the other. The quest
for low grain and nice tonal range is mostly for myself.
Thanks for the help, Shel. I know that Tri-X keeps getting reformulated.
I haven't used it since the early 70s.
Joe
