Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/01/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]A Beseler 23C III for 35mm and 2 1/4 and an Omega for 4x5. Use the Beseler all the time. Fiber base prints are wonderful, and people pay real money for them! ----- Original Message ----- From: "slobodan dimitrov" <s.dimitrov@charter.net> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2008 9:05 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] Any one still using their darkrooms > Only one Beseler, a 45m, then a V35 and a B8. A Durst and a Minolta > buried somewhere! While I'm not an Uelsmannite, or an Adamite, a straight > fiber print is an art form unto itself. > Adobe by the suite, hogging space on my hard drive. I begrudge it every > gig it extorts from me. > s.d. > > > On Jan 20, 2008, at 6:51 PM, Mark Kronquist wrote: > > What else would you use? Adobe Lightroom? Of course/ Four Besslers and a > couple stashed for parts, too. > On Jan 20, 2008, at 4:50 PM, slobodan dimitrov wrote: > >> I still use mine. >> Three enlargers for the three main formats, 35, 120, 4x5. A couple more >> tucked away for a rainy day. >> Digital is nice and (too) easy. >> But as the lady said,...don't do nothin' nice and easy. >> I'll be in mine this coming week to eke out a batch of prints for the >> 'xchange. >> s.d. >> >> On Jan 20, 2008, at 4:42 PM, <afirkin@afirkin.com> wrote: >> >> This post and other "things" make me ask: >> >> are there any others out there still using their darkrooms: I spent last >> weekend in mine and the results are winging their way to the LUG print >> exchange. I keep wanting to update my enlarger to a Durst L1200 if I can >> find one. >> >> >> >> --- ericm@pobox.com wrote: >> >> From: "Eric" <ericm@pobox.com> >> To: lug@leica-users.org >> Subject: [Leica] IMG: paw 2008 week 1 >> Date: Tue, 08 Jan 2008 18:23:49 -0600 >> >> I can't think of any valid excuse not to join the fun, so I'm going to >> rejoin the paw effort. Last time I started, we moved to a new state, >> and it >> was several months before I had my darkroom gear unpacked and able to >> continue. So I stopped. No more darkroom gear, for better or worse. >> (Well, I still have it. Haven't been able to convince myself I should >> give >> it away yet. But hasn't been used in a couple years.) >> >> Week 1: >> >> http://canid.merrillphotography.com/paw08/sledding.html >> >> >> >> -- >> Eric >> http://canid.com/ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >