I agree. The one sold by Bostick and sullivan is about $400 for an 11x14 one, with about a month's wait for the guy to build it. ----- Original Message ----- From: "George L Smyth" <glsm...@yahoo.com> To: <pinhole-discussion@p at ???????> Sent: Friday, January 31, 2003 6:48 AM Subject: Re: [pinhole-discussion] New photo show
> > --- erick...@hickorytech.net wrote: > > You're biting off a very big chunk. Taking on a new method, thirty day time > > limit and very large prints. I've tried most of them, and I think that the > > easiest and most foolproof is cyanotype. you will need large format contact > > negs for any of these anyway. Cyanotype exposure can be maddening in northen > > climes in winter. > > I've found that if one is to be serious about this process, the only > alternative is to build an exposure unit. With most of the processes, there is > a considerable difference between the look after the image is developed and > after it finally dries. Even if a hairdryer is used to hasten the process, byt > the time you realize that you need a slight amount of additional exposure to > get things the way you wish, the sun will be in a slightly different position, > which affects the exposure. If there are any clouds in the sky, then it's > really impossible. > > I built my own unit for somewhere around $200-300, and it works very nicely > with my darkroom timer, allowing me the consistency to redo things when they're > just not right. > > Cheers - > > george > > ===== > Handmade Photographic Images - http://GLSmyth.com > DRiP Investing - http://DRiPInvesting.org > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. > http://mailplus.yahoo.com > > _______________________________________________ > Post to the list as PLAIN TEXT only - no HTML > Pinhole-Discussion mailing list > Pinhole-Discussion@p at ??????? > unsubscribe or change your account at > http://www.???????/discussion/ >
