Re: [APML] OT: Homemade Enlargers( and other film stuff)

["John C. Mirtle" <spampit@shaw.ca>]

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From: "Brian larmay" <power_windows4789@yahoo.com>
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I really wonder how many people out there still do
this kind of stuff with the temptation of digital
quickness.
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Brian,
    Some of us still do! I still print many of my tech pan images. Most of
my tech pan images with Schmidt camera or Newtonian are not stacked, a
single tech pan negative is often good enough to stand on it's own without
digital jiggery pokery. (but not all!) They make great prints up to the
largest trays I have which handle 16" x 20". Deep, H-alpha filtered
telephoto shots make great prints and still have tiny stars on enlargements
this big, and they only cost about $6 CDN each if you print several at once.
Last time I checked this was cheaper than printing a digital file and more
permanent. As you already process your own film, you will probably find
printing a fairly easy skill to pick up. The cost of entry has never been
lower.....

John Mirtle
Calgary, Ab. Canada
http://members.shaw.ca/jmirtle

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