Re: [Leica] Wet work: share some wisdom?

["Mike Durling" <durling@widomaker.com>]

Your message has generated lots of advice, all of it good.  Just remember it
is still possible to develop negatives, maybe even prints, in a dark
bathroom, garage or basement.  Not everyone's technique is perfect
especially when they start.  Just think how good it will feel when you get
it right!  Just don't be afraid to start if you don't have all the gizmos
and little bottles.

Mike D

- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Adam Bridge" <abridge@mac.com>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Saturday, July 28, 2001 7:22 PM
Subject: [Leica] Wet work: share some wisdom?


> As someone who is just venturing into the wild and whacky world of the
> darkroom, I'd sure enjoy hearing some suggestions from those who have been
> there about some of the really killer mistakes that people make and how to
> create a methodology to avoid them.
>
> Basic things like: containers - do they need to be opaque? How to store
> them? What's a reasonable shelf life if properly handled? And just what
does
> "properly handled" mean?
>
> I'm not doing prints - just negatives at this point. But I'd like not to
> ruin TOO many rolls of film and I'd like the negatives not to be ruined
> through some goofy mistake that I might make if only I had known.
>
> So, thank you for sharing your thoughts.
>
> Adam Bridge
>
> PS: I have this awful feeling that I've walked into a hi-fi shop and asked
> "what's the best amplifier I can buy". Which is to say: I recognize there
is
> an art and a craft in the darkroom. I'd like to master the craft part
before
> I strive to perfect the art.
>
> Thanks...
>
> AB
>
>