Shel: This is probably going off in a completely different direction than you wanted but I'm wondering why you, or anyone for that matter, would continue to process film and work in the darkroom when you have the option of doing it all with the computer. I recognize that there is a certain amount of enjoyment going into the darkroom and watching your film and pictures develop right there in front of you. But the health concerns, the time and, of course, the money involved in darkroom work makes a scanner, computer and printer such a tempting alternative. And if it's B&W we're talking about. Shoot colour and convert it to B&W, and your off and running. I would hesitate to invest any money in traditional B&W techniques at this point... Just my opinion Vic
In a message dated 5/5/02 6:03:38 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: <<I hate developing film. It's been said that a Jobo machine will at least make the pain endurable. Well, I've resisted getting a machine until now. I read (perhaps here) that using a Jobo can free you up to shoot more film, as it can be processed automatically. I wouldn't have to burn film with much thought to the time/energy/boredom of processing the rolls by hand. Questions for those who have used both hand and Jobo processing for B&W negative work: do you see any qualitative differences between Jobo processed film and that which you've done manually? Is the grain structure the same? How does the contrast compare? Any other comparison points would be welcome. -- Shel Belinkoff>> - 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 .
