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Subject: [Leica] Darkroom Fume...
From: tcharara at mac.com (Tarek Charara)
Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2010 12:25:45 +0200
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:)

Richard,

I understand 150%! I just bought a new 4x5 inch LED coldlight head for my 
enlarger? Now, once I get back home from assignment it'll be a joy to put on 
red lights, music and dance the night away printing a few negs! :D
Beats the chair in front of the computer! And the prints are, as you say, "a 
beauty to behold"?

Here's the Splitgrade controller I bought with the coldlight head 
<http://www.heilandelectronic.de/html/english/products/splitgrade_main.htm>

Even my kids prefer silver gelatin over Inkjet on HPR? go figure.

All the best from a still sunny Paris!

Tarek

Le 12 oct. 2010 ? 12:14, Richard Man a ?crit :

> I have to say, I haven't have this much fun printing in YEARS.
> 
> Remember your first darkroom prints, the magic showing up on the paper? The
> fiber paper look? All shiny gray? That is magic.
> 
> Then months later, you realized you have to learn dodge and burn, and all
> those (literally) hand waving?
> 
> Well, I never got beyond the basics in that stage. It's still magical to 
> see
> the prints coming out, but I know I am not doing the prints justice with my
> lack of skills.
> 
> Then inkjet printers got really good, like really really good.
> 
> Since I sit in front of the computer all days, taking some times to learn
> digital darkroom is no big deal.
> 
> But the prints lack... something.
> 
> A Silver Gelatin Print Is A Beauty To Behold. Onward!
> -- 
> // richard <http://www.imagecraft.com/>
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