Yup, if I'm home you can just come by and see how it's done and watch me scratch the negs.
--- David Brooks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Sounds good Brendan.Bad weekend,we're looking > for a new horse,are you open for B&W guest most > weekends?<g> > > Dave > > ---- Begin Original Message ---- > > From: Brendan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Fri, 22 Mar 2002 23:08:22 -0500 (EST) > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Darkroom: Enlarger Question > > > Your 10 minutes away come on down and b(&w), I'm > actually quite > facinated in how macros look in b&w. > > --- David Brooks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Brendan,this is my next quest.To B(&W) or not > to > > B(&W) > > > > Dave<g> > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Brendan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Friday, March 22, 2002 8:50 PM > > Subject: Re: Darkroom: Enlarger Question > > > > > > > Developing B&W is fairly easy, the hard > part is > > > handling the finishe > > > negs and not scratching them or keeping > dust off > > of > > > them.This is the > > > part I need to master still. > > > > > > --- Chris Murray <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > On Fri, 22 Mar 2002, Shel Belinkoff wrote: > > > > > > > > > Hi Chris ... > > > > > > > > > > Keep it simple, good, and inexpensive - > an El > > > > Nikkor 50/2.8 is a very > > > > > fine "starter" lens. They are generally > quite > > good > > > > optically, and they > > > > > are common, which makes finding a good > example > > > > relatively easy and > > > > > fairly inexpensive. It's also good > enough to > > make > > > > larger prints. > > > > > > > > > > As for an enlarger, there are two ways > to look > > at > > > > a first purchase. One > > > > > way is to buy something inexpensive and > > simple, to > > > > use while you're > > > > > learning, until you know what you want > to do > > in > > > > the darkroom. At that > > > > > point you'll have a good idea of the > features > > > > you'd want in an enlarger, > > > > > how big you'd like to print, and the > formats > > that > > > > might be of interest. > > > > > > > > > > The other is to spend some money and > buy an > > > > enlarger that you can grow > > > > > into. Beselers, Omegas, Saunders, some > > Dursts, > > > > are all common brands > > > > > with good reputations that offer good > quality. > > > > > > > > > > So, first decide how you want to > proceed, then > > > > look in those areas. > > > > > > > > I guess it depends on what the pockets can > > afford :) > > > > I am going to try to > > > > process some of my first b&w negs (Tmax > 100) > > this > > > > weekend, I have to get a > > > > tank, reel, and chem. I have a > thermometer, I > > think > > > > that is all i need. > > > > > > > > The lens lengths confused me, I saw a lot > of > > 50mm so > > > > I assumed those were > > > > the "Standard" to start with. I am not > sure how > > they > > > > relate to the > > > > printing process. > > > > > > > > I am going to wait another week or so > before I > > get > > > > ready to buy an > > > > enlarger. > > > > > > > > Thanks for the help. > > > > > > > > - Chris > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Chris Murray /"\ > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] \ / > ASCII > > RIBBON > > > > CAMPAIGN > > > > > http://apeman.org/ X AGAINST > > > > HTML MAIL > > > > Cell: 604.861.8307 / \/ > > > > - > > > > 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 . > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________________________ > ______________________ > > > > > File your taxes online! > http://taxes.yahoo.ca > > > - > > > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss > Mail List. > > To unsubscribe, > > > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the > > directions. 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