Mike, Which enlarging lenses worked the best for you and TX? Just curious, Bob
--- Mike Johnston <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Either that or you can eyeball the correct grade > and exposure first > >> time almost every time in which case I tip my hat > to you :) > > > > Nope that's Mike, I'm not quite there yet. ;) > > > And note that I can only do it with my Tri-X > negatives, which I've been > printing continuously for two decades. It's not like > I'm a machine or > anything. Do something often enough and you learn > how. > > In my "prime" as a darkroom worker I could make 100 > 8x10 prints, all from > different negatives, in 2 hours. I'd just use a > basic time and contrast that > worked, then if the contact was a little light I'd > add a few seconds (seat > of the pants as to how many), if it was a little > dark I'd expose a few > seconds less. I'd expose 10-15 prints before > developing and shuffle them > through the trays together in batches, dump them in > the wash and get back to > exposing. At the end of the session I'd switch on > the white lights, examine > all the prints, separate the few that were really > not quite close enough, > and go back and re-do those. > > You have to work out your movements pretty carefully > to keep things > efficient, and if you're too tired you start to make > mistakes. > > Most of these workprints look just fine, however. I > really like > workprinting; there's nothing quite as nice as > seeing 8x10 "proofs." To only > about one out of every ten or twenty workprints do I > give the full fine > print treatment. And sometimes not the RIGHT ones at > that! > > --Mike > > > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * > Mike Johnston's online articles about photography: > http://www.luminous-landscape.com/m-johnston.htm > > http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/opinion/mikejohnston/index.htm > > http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/opinion/html/sharpness.htm > - > 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 . > ===== What boots up must come down. Great stuff seeking new owners in Yahoo! Auctions! http://auctions.yahoo.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 .
