[pure-silver] Re: Ralph Lambrecht / EM10 enlarging meter?
- From: DarkroomMagic <info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: PureSilverNew <pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 09 Jan 2005 00:56:17 +0100
Same here, I wouldn't even attempt to evaluate prints, still in processing
trays. While washing, yes, I can't resists, but not while still in the
developer or fixer.
For me, test strips come in different shapes and sizes. Initial exposure
test strips are rather small (mostly, I can fit 7 onto a 5x7 sheet),
contrast test strips are similar, but often slightly larger. Next is a
full-sheet print to have evidence of correct highlight exposure and overall
contrast. Then, I prefer John Sexton¹s method of ripping off pieces of
paper, and exposing just them, to try dodging and burning options. Next, I
patch the favorites together like a ?puzzle¹, and keep re-doing some, until
I like the puzzle. To finish the session, I make the final print of that
day, combining all printing efforts to one consecutive print sequence, maybe
improving upon it some other day.
Regards
Ralph W. Lambrecht
On 1/8/05 10:12 PM, "Richard Knoppow" <dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> From: "DarkroomMagic" <info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "PureSilverNew" <pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, January 08, 2005 12:58 AM
> Subject: [pure-silver] Re: Ralph Lambrecht / EM10 enlarging
> meter?
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>
>> I fully agree.
>>
>> In addition, I find test strips extremely useful and
>> wouldn't want to
>> eliminate them completely. I have used the EM-10 but have
>> switched now to
>> the RHDesigns ZoneMaster, which is head and shoulders
>> above any other meter
>> I've seen. However, I use it to give me starting points
>> for exposure and
>> paper contrast. Then I do test strips in small increments
>> (1/12 stop for
>> exposure and 1/4 grades for contrast) to get to the 'best'
>> work print. This
>> allows me to make predictions for the final grade (which I
>> do down to 1/8
>> grade) and get started with local exposure and contrast
>> optimizations.
>>
>> I would feel handicapped without the meter, but also
>> without test strips. I
>> want to see the whole spectrum from too light to too dark,
>> and from too soft
>> to too hard, to make the final print.
>>
>>
>>
>> Regards
>>
>>
>>
>> Ralph W. Lambrecht
>>
> I use test strips mainly to find a starting point. The
> EM-10 gives me a good idea of starting exposure but it took
> quite a bit of work to learn where to place it in an image.
> After that I have to print full prints to decide the final
> exposure and contrast. For serious work I have to look at
> these tests dry the next day. I learned that quite often
> prints I tossed were actually better than the ones I kept.
> Over time I've calibrated my eye better but I have had to
> learn not to judge too much from the way the print looks in
> the developer. Also, some papers will look a bit low
> contrast until after they have cleared in the fixing bath. I
> can see the effect in about the first 30 seconds (sodium
> fixer). For some of the older graded papers it was
> considerable.
> I don't have the RH designs meter but it appears to be
> much more sophisticated than the little EM-10 and has a very
> good reputation. Perhaps a future purchase.
>
> ---
> Richard Knoppow
> Los Angeles, CA, USA
> dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
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