From: "Anthony Farr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > The few seconds that it takes to meter a printing exposure is far less > wasteful of time than the minute or so that it takes to see the result > of a guessed exposure or a test wedge. > The first-time success rate > with a good meter beats the first-time success rate of guesstimation > anyday (I've worked both ways).
My point is that there's no guessing at all with a VCCE head when changing filtration. > > > > > > BTW do different brands of multi-grade papers still have > > > mismatched contrast steps? I've only used Agfa for several years > > > but prior to that each different brand I used had a different > > > scale of filter settings for the various grades. > > > > Mine has 2 channels, one for Kodak, one for Ilford. They make it > > sound like every paper will fall neatly into one of these > > categories, but I don't know if that's true or not. > > > > As for two channels covering all brands, Agfa paper is quite different > to either Ilford or Kodak (at my last experience of them, anyway). > The difference is mostly found in the grade 0 to 1 and 3 to 5 areas, > but it's so long since I used other than Agfa that I forget if it's > more or less responsive to changed filtration than other brands. But > make side by side prints (including skin-tones) with Agfa and anything > else and you'd forget about other brands, too. I suspect this depends on many factors, including film, developer, time/temp, subject, etc. I personally don't use it much for the simple reason I like a cooler paper. Plus it turns a funny purple color when selenium toned. Let me apologize to anyone who may have been offended by my earlier comments. I'm well aware that dichro heads produce exactly the same type of light as a VCCE head, and therefore you get exactly the same end results. I used one for 2 years.I was just voicing my frustration - I wish I'd known how much easier a VCCE head is to use when I was making my first enlarger purchase. My productivity has really taken a huge jump. tv -- Thomas Van Veen Photography 301-758-3085 www.bigdayphoto.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 .
