> Now, I'm lusting after the 645, and have casually mentioned to my wife the > possiblity of converting a section of the garage into a darkroom. > > I'm a dead man.
Marc, Join the crowd, join the crowd. Actually, I guess you already have! <gg> Good for you in starting a darkroom. I have the studs for an elaborate little 7' x 9' darkroom all built downstairs in my basement--I'm putting up the subwall now and working on the ventilation system. I've been a bit distracted by digital, but just THINKING about digital too much just makes me miss conventional darkroom work too much. I used to be the Editor of _Photo Techniques_, previous called _Darkroom and Creative Camera Techniques_, which was, until I got my paws on it, the largest surviving darkroom magazine in the English-speaking world (now it's a general photographic magazine with a distinctly technical and scholarly slant--scholarly by magazine standards, at least). My friend Ctein (pronounced "kuh-TINE"), former Contributing Editor for _Darkroom Photography_ magazine, former Contributing Editor for the American _Camera & Darkroom Photography_ magazine, former contributor to the English _Darkroom User_ magazine, current contributor Editor for the English _Camera & Darkroom_ magazine, and current contributor to _Photo Techniques_, has a nice section on his website about building a "temporary" darkroom (I put that in quotes because his has been in continuous duty for 20+ years <g>). It might offer you some tips about how to convert part of your garage without doing any damage to the resale value of your house. Best, --Mike * * * "Photography is simple. The only complicated thing is keeping it simple." (Ken Archer) * * * Find out about Mike Johnston's unique photography newsletter, "The 37th Frame," at http://www.37thframe.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 .
