Want to try my hand at traditional color printing using a Durst enlarger (
CLS-301 head). My question--Which color printing aids are the best bet for a
beginner to get a good print? Kodak has them! Jobo has them? whats the best
bang for the buck?

Is the HP worth looking at?
-Lew

Is there an easy formula to translate f-stops to the percentage of light
transmission? As each stop is 50% of the previous stop, where did the
numbers come from?

The truth is out there

I'm curious as to whether the 120 Jobo film loader with base is a worthwhile
investment. ie... how much easier does it make loading 120 film on a spool
as opposed to regular hand loading?
J Burke

A couple of years ago I read an article about UV photography and learned
that one problem that UV photographers have is that most color films
have a UV blocking layer that keeps UV away from the emulsion.
Does anyone know if any black and white films, particularly the newer

One short question.  
I would want to obtain print with INTENSE LIGTH BLUE or RED tonality.
I have already tried various combinations like "MUIR' S BLUE BLACK" or
"GAVEART RED TONE" let alone Sepia toner or Selenium with BERGGER NB (cold

My wife and I are moving our kitchen, and I'm thinking of finally building
a darkroom in the old space. It already has plumbing, an exhaust hood, and
electricity.
The space available (after using part of it as a storage closet) is a 7'5"

It's finally happened - my minuscule stock of old Tri-X has run out
and I've just plucked a roll of 400TX out of the fridge. I'm quite
particular to Tri-X souped in Rodinal because you get that
old-fashioned 'reportage' feel, but the Massive Dev chart does not

I've seen this enlarger which looks like a traditional printer but
having a "transparent" LCD of 8M pixels acting like a negative:
http://www.odyssey-sales.co.uk/products/browse.asp?range=55
The prints are done on traditional paper either color or B/W.

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hi!
I hope here are some one who can answer this and help out an infrared
newbe.
What I have read about infrared fotography is that I can´t use my

I recently bought an old Meopta Magnitarus for my 4"x5" b&w printing. It
came with a Meopar 180mm f/4.5 enlarging lens.
What is the quality of this lens? Should I replace this lens by a modern
Schneider or Rodenstock?

     I think my developer is dead and I'm just trying to get an idea if
I should worry about anything else. It's been both long enough in time and
number of prints to kill by developer and I'm not suprised. But assuming the
developer is totally dead what should the paper look like ...

I'd like to experiment with D76 1:4. Can I still do 4 rolls of 35x36 in 30
oz of developer?
-Lew