On Fri, 12 Dec 2003, Erich Camerling wrote:
> I am really interested in soundly based answers,so please don't
> tell me stories with : "when I remember well.. " or "I am not quite
> sure... " or "I believe that..." etc.
> There are already (too) many articles whit presumptions,
> suppositions and idle thoughts on internet.
Sorry Erich, here I disagree again. Although there is, it's true, more
rubbish on the internet than in all outer space, one of the great joys
of this list is that there's ALWAYS a counter voice, a correction.
In my experience, once you know certain basics & know a certain protocol,
the answer to a problem or hint of way to go is MOST OFTEN GOING TO BE
ANECDOTAL !!! For instance, we chewed the business of the markings in the
APHS back & forth on this list for several days. The most likely
explanation came from Don Bryant mentioning that someone told him they
HEARD that the American manufactured film had a defect, get the Japonese.
I've picked up stuff like that again & again & again -- one of the reasons
I love "shop talk." And exactly the kind of stuff you won't find published
-- who is going to put that in print ?
Of course you have to check it out for yourself -- but.... this is not the
time or place for my rant about the curve and chart and one definite
figure mindset that brought us the never to be mentioned again on this
list gum-pigment-ratio test.... but if you have a thing for old photo
books & magazines you may see it happening before your very eyes -- on
several fronts-- circa 1925 - 1930.
cheers,
Judy
Received on Sat Dec 13 16:06:39 2003
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