Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/07/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]And if you can find it, buy Picker's book entitled "The Fine Print". BTW, I didn't hear that he had passed. It must have been recently. JLS At 11:07 AM 7/6/2002 -0400, Rei Shinozuka wrote: >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 - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html