> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Collin Brendemuehl > Sent: Friday, December 28, 2001 2:38 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Let's talk darkrooms, again <snip> > stapling some inexpensive vinyl material to the frame. Then > painting the walls black. <snip>
FWIW, If you seal it from light pretty well, and control any light leaks from the enlarger and safelight, you really don't have to paint it black. Paint will only reflect whatever wavelengths are hitting it, not add any new ones to it. So in theory, if your safelight is indeed "safe", then your walls could be white and it would not matter. But most enlargers do leak some light during exposure, which bounces around, so I would suggest either a medium gray color overall, or black around the enlarger area and lighter around the processing area. You're going to want to reflect as much of the safelight as possible for viewing things in the dark, but control the leaks from the enlarger during the exposure to eliminate any fogging of the paper. And stick with as pure a black, white, and gray as possible - without any other colors in it. That way, when you turn the room lights on - you won't be evaluating the print in lighting that has a weird cast to it. Thanks, Ed http://lightandsilver.com - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
