Nick Wright wrote:
I have no problem with the actual process of developing black and
white. I did it for several years a while back.
The only issues are that my wife and I are extremely sensitive to
chemicals. She worse than I. It seems to be getting worse for the both
of us as time goes by though.
That's one of the reasons I don't do it anymore... :-)
The second issue is scanning. For $10 I can get the film developed, a
contact sheet and all the negs scanned at a high resolution to CD. I
was looking at that cheapy scanner, but I don't know that I'd be happy
with the results. And since I'm not in a position to purchase a more
expensive scanner, I thought that I'd do my part to keep the local pro
lab open as long as I can.
admirable and the price sounds good -- hmmm -- where do you live???
ann
On Sat, Mar 14, 2009 at 10:23 AM, ann sanfedele <[email protected]> wrote:
Adam Maas wrote:
On Sat, Mar 14, 2009 at 10:54 AM, William Robb <[email protected]> wrote:
----- Original Message ----- From: "Adam Maas"
Subject: Re: Contrast control with b&w
Home B&W processing is so easy and cheap that I can't see a good
reason to pay a lab for it unless time is an issue. I still shoot a
fair bit of B&W film and do all my own B&W processing. At $1/roll or
less (depending on developer).
When I first started shooting in the 60's I was afraid I'd mess up the
developing process... once I learned
from a friend how to do it , I sure never looked back.
You'll discover the right developer and procedure for the kind of stuff you
normally shoot but you can switch when
difficult shooting experiences dictate (e.g. - pushing and pulling with
developer types and timing... ) nothing like
having that perfect neg to work with, but a lot can be done with the filters
and paper grades when the negs don't
fly nicely as they are.
ann
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