jjs wrote:
> "Jean-David Beyer" <jeandavid8@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>AAvK wrote:
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>>> [...]
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>>Photographic principles have not changed much since Ansel Adams wrote
his
>>books. The more recent editions (since 1981) of "The Negative" and "The
>>Print" mainly reflect the newer materials available since the first
>>edition
>>was printed.
>
>
> Jean-David, does the most recent version of The Print include VC papers?
>
> As an aside, our local library has a great old book on paper flashing as
a
> means to control contrast range. But Agfa #6 is long gone.
>
>
Hello, An interesting source are the books that date from before WWII
and the early 50's. I have a collection of them. Pick them up at garage
sales and flea markets. As somebody pointed out, photo techniques, per
se, have not changed, give or take, there new films , papers but the
basic techniques are valid. The majority of these books are addressed
to amateur photography enthusiats, phoot club members, kids in
highschool, so everything had to be well explained, step by step, what
happens with each step and its relative importance, darkroom tips, loads
of formulas for everything and anything. You find a lot of them in "The
DarkRoom CookBook". They have diagrams for wiring, building a darkroom,
plumbing, everything that a kid needs to know on how to build a darkroom
with the help of his dad. I find a lot of interesting ideas, techniques
that are no longer used and forgotten The chemistry is not overly
academic. They give what you need to know.
When I was a kid, we used to read "Popular Mechanics" and and there
would be articles on how to build you own enlarger, using tomato cans,
magnifying glass, light bulb and what not. Great fun.
Cheers,
Bogdan
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