Re: lemon juice and gum printing, other questions

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Ender100@aol.com
Date: 07/07/03-02:50:24 PM Z


Judy, I would venture to guess that imagesetter negatives (a digital
negative) have much more lattitude.

Mark Nelson
In a message dated 7/7/03 2:26:26 PM, jseigel@panix.com writes:

> I went into this at some length (& as I recall showed test strips) in P-F
> #6 "Serious One-Coat Gum Printing"... Anyway, in continuous tone gum
> printing, neither range nor exposure nor development is absolute, but
> adjustable & flexible. Which may be why some expert photographers find gum
> daunting... they've been taught to find the "best" set point for
> everything. This is rarely possible for gum -- where a long bath can cure
> almost anything except UNDERexposure. (Digital negs probably have less
> latitude, but I haven't tested them on that yet.)
>


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