Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/07/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]my recommendation has always been the late fred picker's _zone vi workshop_ which i have found to my reret is just out of print. they seem relatively simple to get used, however: http://shop.barnesandnoble.com/oopbooks/oopResultsTitle.asp?userid=1BOHHCV74N&mscssid=2CLL5LXAVTQG9PJ29DELWJ9CEL7J4BF4&author=Fred+Picker&title=Zone+VI+Workshop+%3A+The+Fine+Print+in+Black+and+White+Photography&rstart=1&WID=100693 fred takes you step by step through the process of developing within the context of his own brand of the zone system. some have accused him of being didactic, or closed-minded because of his religious use of tri-X/HC-110/cold-light head and so on. however, i think that if are starting out, there's no better way that to have someone knowledable to make the basic choices for you. there will be years and years for you to experiment with different developers and methods once you get the process as fred shows you. i just think it's a crying shame that no sooner is fred taken from us than his books are out of print. - -rei > From: "Felix Erazo" <ferazo2000@yahoo.com> > To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > Sent: Saturday, July 06, 2002 6:50 AM > Subject: [Leica] developing my own film > > > > Hello Luggers, > > I was wondering if anyone out there could tell me where I can get > > information on how to develop my own B&W films. Should I take a class, > > buy a book, or websites? I know a lot of you guys do your own > > developing, I would appreciate it, if the experts would guide me to the > > proper location. > > > > Regards > > Felix Erazo > > www.thrutheviewfinder.com - -- Rei Shinozuka shino@panix.com Ridgewood, New Jersey - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html