Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/05/12

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Subject: [Leica] HC-B print prices
From: feli at creocollective.com (Feli di Giorgio)
Date: Wed May 12 11:52:59 2004
References: <BCC6BD11.BE47%mark@rabinergroup.com> <1084383131.5866.1.camel@creo_pc3> <001401c4384f$e6c70130$82f7fea9@D1WTYD41>

On Wed, 2004-05-12 at 11:35, bill harting wrote:

> That's a good question. These days list discussion is dominated by the
> (accurate) assumption that digital is here (it is). For most commercial uses
> digital is necessary. How many of us still have darkrooms and of those, for
> how many is it still central to what they are doing with their camera?
> 
> I, for one, get a pleasure out of making a traditional print that I don't
> get yet from sitting at a computer and making a print on a printer. OTOH,
> when someone asks me for a copy of a print, depending on who it is, they'll
> get a digital file via email or a digital print. Or maybe a fiber,
> dry-mounted silver print.
> 
> Those who still use their darkrooms, please raise your hands.
> 
> bill h

The still have a traditional darkroom, because I enjoy doing it and also
simply for the fact that to me nothing looks better than a nice silverprint
on glossy fiber paper. The biggest problem is that making silverprints is
time consuming.. So I also have a piezography setup, which looks good- 
but different.


Feli



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