[pure-silver] Re: duplicate info
- From: "mark" <photo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2005 12:07:45 -0400
Marc
The photo and the camera need to be perfectly aligned.
I would use a waist level viewer.
The magnet idea is great, I used to use it all the time.
You want soft diffuse light. Outdoors in open shade is good. It would probably
be more convienent to work indoors though. Try working in an area ( a small
room) with white walls and ceilings and bouncing several lights into them away
from the photo. When done right this produces a controllable and gentle light.
I would NEVER use glass over the photo. Far too many problems.
I would meter the 4 corners of the print and the center. This will allow you to
tweak the lights to get an even coverage of the photo. Small differences from
one to the other are fine.
I would consider using the 80mm lens and shoot the image just alittle fat. If
you do use a 50mm then watch for distortion. If you use an extension tube you
must increase your exposure so a bit of bracketing would be a good idea.
I would lock the mirror up and use a cable release.
Lastly I would leave the copy setup in place until I proofed the negatives or
shoot a polaroid. In fact polaroid positive/negative B+W film can produce an
excellent copy neg. I guess it is still made?
Good luck
Mark Carney
----- Original Message -----
From: Marc Peeters
To: pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2005 3:49 PM
Subject: [pure-silver] duplicate info
Subject: duplicate info
I need some information for what I can expect for the next job.
At this moment it is to hot here in Belgium for going into ma darkroom. We
have about 30°C during the day which mean in my darkroom 6-7° more.
But a friend of the family asked me to make a new picture for his
grandfather. The picture was made in the year 35. There is no negative so I
need to make a new one. Dimensions of the pictures are 50cm x 70 cm (+- 20 x
26). He asked me to make a new picture with the same size.
I'm planning to make a new negative with my 6x6 Hasselblad. Which lens can I
use for the best result 50 - 80 ore 150 ?? Is it better to use it with rings
(I have 10 and 21). Do I need to put a glass on the picture before I make a
new negative or gives this to much reflections ??
I usually use T-max 100, is this OK or is there something better for these
things ??
And what can I expect from the general result ?? Will it have the same
sharpness or much less ??
Thanks a lot
Marc
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