Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/01/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Adam Bridge wrote: > I think this "film renaissance" idea is exactly the way to go. > > As I've said before I believe that a youngster who wants to make big > bucks will be come highly adept in the darkroom because one-off will > have a much higher value than the prints made digitally IF they are > the very highest quality. > > Someone interested today could apprentice to John Sexton or any number > of the current great printers and have a niche market in the major > arts areas because while making a print isn't hard, making a GREAT > print is. > > Darkroom equipment seems to be going for a song so an investment there > would be in order to. > > Adam Bridge > Trouble is it is messy and all those chemicals and space and..., BUT a solution is always to develop your negs yourself, buy a scanner and then you can play with them in PS if you will. It's up front cost vs amortised cost; it depends how you see it - and what you can afford There's alway Efke ;-) Peter Dzwig