Re: [Leica] Jumping in the soup (shortened)

["Joe Stephenson" <joeleica@email.msn.com>]

I used to use a Time-o-light, but it died recently. I noted the price of a
new enlarger timer and decided to try Ansel Adams' trick of using a
metronome set to 60 and counting the beats. It has been a great success, and
as I alrady had a metronome, it cost nothing. For timing film I use a $6.00
digital kitchen timer that my wife had. It also works just fine.
Lights. I don't know about others, but I love my Thomas safelight. It can be
too bright for my preferences and still not fog paper. It's less tiring
working in an adequately lit darkroom, and I think you make fewer mistakes.
Enjoy your dark room. I love the time I spend there. Remember, pictures are
taken with a camera, but they are made in the darkroom.
Joe Stephenson
- -----Original Message-----
From: Dan Post <dwpost@email.msn.com>
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Date: Wednesday, September 16, 1998 6:22 AM
Subject: Re: [Leica] Jumping in the soup (shortened)

>Beelian-
>Dyslexic me! Sorry I scrambled your name in previous post! What I get for
>being left-handed!
>Timers! Wow- there is such a selection out there! If you can get to a store
>that has a selection, try them out. If the controls are intuitively
obvious,
>and you can remember what is what, that makes a better choice than one with
>a lot of puzzling buttons and knobs. I have used Time-o-Lites for years-
>they are cheap, simple, and a good way to start. I had a Gra-Lab timer for
>years, too- they are also a good choice. Both of the makers now have
digital
>models if you want to go that route.
>
>Safelights are only good for printing; I tried the dark green safelight for
>developing film by inspection, but the time it takes for your eyes to
adjust
>to the dim light is very long, and you can't see very much when they do
>adjust! I gave up that trick 30 years ago!
>
>Who put out th' lights?
>Dan
>dwpost@msn.com
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