"Bogdan Karasek" <bkarasek@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> jjs wrote:
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>> "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.
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>>
>> 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.
>
I remember articles like that in Pop Mech! Actually, I built an adjustable
enlarger stand from plans in PM. It had a shelf that slid into slots as
that
larger prints could be made than the orginal baseboard would allow.
(Tomato
cans were used for 35mm, if you wanted medium format, you had to use
coffee
cans!)
Those old books can give you an interesting slant on how to 'make do'
without spending a pile of money on shiny equipment.
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