[pure-silver] Re: Typical Printing Waste
- From: "Nicholas O. Lindan" <nolindan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2008 21:08:18 -0500
People w/o 'the gear':
5-10 tests (3x16) ... 5-8 more full sheets ... more test strips
[no] fancy equipment ... 12 to 15 sheets
2 test stips, 5 working prints, burn in tests, 2 finished
prints with different times
People w/ 'the gear' (albeit gear that drives on the wrong side
of the road):
I can often get a print fit to mount in one or two tries.
I can get the print solidly into the ballpark right off the bat
(I thought the goal was to bat it _out_ of the ballpark, ed..)
I realize I am biased and not really a fair sample, but...
I usually get it right enough for me on the first print - if it
is a simple print with a burn and/or dodge or two. Sometimes
I will scatter a few bits of 2.5x3.5" paper at strategic places
for test strips. And sometimes I can't get anything right and the
wastebasket overfloweth.
Test prints, usually, none to one.
The equipment finds the right exposure better than I can
judge a test print as the calibration includes the effects
of dry-down and toning and is independent of lighting.
Often if I 'improve' the exposure the print comes out muddy
and with little shadow detail while the print that was
exposed by the equipment's reading is brilliant in tone,
even though it looked weak and blocked when floating in
the fix.
Price a box of paper, price your time, the gear is cheap at twice
the price.
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Nicholas O. Lindan
Darkroom Automation
http://www.darkroomautomation.com/da-main.htm
A Unit of Cleveland Engineering Design, LLC
Cleveland, Ohio 44121
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