Sounds like a plan. We have to get a 67 in Shel's hands before he goes TLR. Seriously, anyone considering a TLR must shoot and develop a roll of film in the TLR before buying. You have to experience the "what you see is not what you get" side of TLR photography. I lived with it for many years. The Pentax 6x7 was a godsend. Paul
Shel Belinkoff wrote: > > Hi Bruce ... > > I think I'll try an 8x10. > > It would be nice to see you again ... what's it been, 2 years? I'd love > to see the 67, and I know you're secretly harboring a desire to use on > of the classic Leicas <vbg> > > Bruce Dayton wrote: > > > > Shel, > > > > Really whatever size is fine. I'm most interested in seeing how well > > the negative can be printed and figuring out what to do/think of my > > lab if/until I process my own B&W. > > > > Let me know what you think. Thanks for your willingness to help a > > fellow Pentaxian. We do need to arrange another NorCal gathering, > > don't we? > > > > Bruce > > > > Wednesday, April 24, 2002, 1:30:49 PM, you wrote: > > > > SB> Hi Bruce, > > > > SB> Speaking of the 67 experience, I received the neg and print you sent. > > SB> Arrgh! The print is pretty poor. It looks like it was made on a color > > SB> paper as there are some strands of hair with an auburn tinge to them. > > SB> It was most likely made on one of Agfa's digital processors. > > > > SB> The neg doesn't look too bad, although I'd prefer a scosh more shadow > > SB> detail and a bit less development ... maybe 1/3 stop more exposure and > > SB> about one stop less processing time. However, that's not a purely > > SB> technical criticism as it reflects my preference in negatives of that > > SB> sort. > > > > SB> Looking at the neg under a 5.5X Pentax loupe, it seems a big grainier > > SB> than I'd have expected, but the proof, as it were, is in the final > > SB> printing. I just realized that I don't have a 6x7 negative carrier, so > > SB> I'll be cropping it a bit and using a 6x6 carrier. I'm in a printing > > SB> mood, and I'll try to get to it tonight. Would a 5x7 do, or would you > > SB> like to see a larger print, on an 8x10 sheet? > > > > SB> Bruce Dayton wrote: > > >> > > >> Gang, > > >> > > >> I just gotta tell someone and your the ones who actually might > > >> appreciate it. I love this 67! > > - > > 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 . > > -- > Shel Belinkoff > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://home.earthlink.net/~belinkoff/ > http://home.earthlink.net/~belinkoff/darkroom-rentals/index.html > - > 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 . - 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 .
