Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/03/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]G'day Ed, Well, I'm quite happy with the results. So much so, that I have to get some sort of drying rack, as I don't have the space to dry my prints (they are coming out so quickly). I'm NOT a b/w expert, I'm someone who has printed lazily for 30 years, and is at last trying to do it right, but the Split grade allows you to make a VERY acceptable print first time, and so I've managed to do away with test printing. From that print, I can make some "creative" judgments and then do the final "larger" print. Most of the prints are finished straight out of the can, with much better consistency that I would ever have had before. With the autofocus of the Leica, its a very very fast combination: I"m now slowed only by the rate I can put them through the Jobo. As for whether is "value-for-money", I don't know. To "import" it to Australia cost me a small fortune, and I have repressed the price. All I can say, is that repressing the $$$ has been easy now I've seen the results. I bought it for the V35 and also for the Ilford MG 500 (on a Devere). Sadly, the latter has not been tried as my power is erratic, and the Voltage Stabilizer I use on the Leica does not work on the MG -- ANY ONE know where I can get a decent all powerful voltage stabilizer? On Sunday, March 9, 2003, at 07:15 AM, Edward Caliguri wrote: > > I've been thinking about getting this one -- seems to work well (on > paper > --Erwin's site etc.) Does it work? can you get the "perfect Print" in > three > tries or less? > honest - does it work, how well is it built, and is it worth the > $1400.00 USD they want for it? If it is, I'll plunk it down - so I > really > need to know! > Thanks! > Ed >> >> Date: Sat, 8 Mar 2003 19:38:44 +1100 >> From: Alastair Firkin <firkin@ncable.net.au> >> Subject: Re: [Leica] V35 Module >> Message-ID: <5F2E9B8A-5141-11D7-A47C-000A9578C446@ncable.net.au> >> References: >> >> Well, I was very happy with the MG module when I used it: I now have >> the Wetzlar replacement, whose name escapes me, and I could sell the >> Leica one, but Australia is really too far away ;-) >> > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html