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May 5, 2022 07:57:38   #
Artcameraman Loc: Springfield NH
 
Yes!

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May 5, 2022 09:11:39   #
srt101fan
 
Artcameraman wrote:
60 plus years working in several darkrooms, little to no ventilation, no gloves, no mask but that was yesterday. Today you need all that safety stuff or you'll die? They also tell people not to microwave soda cans.


Sure, "no safety measures" is so yesterday. That's because some people have the ability to learn and adapt. And who said anything about needing a mask?

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May 5, 2022 09:37:50   #
Artcameraman Loc: Springfield NH
 
Yes, now when I get an opportunity to ply my skills I choose the safety route. Good luck and contact me if you have questions as I have lots of answers that may not line up with questions. Cheers.

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May 5, 2022 09:39:38   #
Artcameraman Loc: Springfield NH
 
I also might be able to donate some equipment.

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May 5, 2022 13:05:42   #
Luft
 
burkphoto wrote:
Middle gray is the recommended tone for any environment where color or grayscale images are evaluated. It eliminates biochemical fatigue in your eyes from biasing your adjustments.

Stare at any intense light or color long enough, then look away, and you’ll see an after image in the complementary color. That’s biochemical fatigue!

Kodak’s own color adjustment equipment from the past was all gray. Our lab bought tens of millions of dollars worth of Kodak materials each year. GRAY was their advice, delivered at Kodak Professional seminars I attended several times. Even their RP-30 paper processors were gray.

Our lab techs wore gray smocks, worked at gray tables, and had gray monitor desktops. Lighting was subdued. A five minute acclimation period was required after any exposure to bright sun or fluorescent light.
Middle gray is the recommended tone for any enviro... (show quote)



Nothing to do with print evaluation. Only about not fogging paper at the time of exposure;

While head of the Color printing center at RIT my Dye Transfer contact at Kodak was critical of the 18% Gray Card . We did, of course, have calibrated viewing booths for print evaluation. Not feasible to gray the total environment.

I once analyzed and solved such a fogging problem for an advanced armature couple who were very thankful after doing the painting i suggested. their large format prints were excellent afterwards.

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May 6, 2022 14:23:47   #
B1rdr Loc: Northern Virginia
 
When I was a kid in the 50's, my stepfather built a darkroom in our basement. No ventilation but we had a sink and red light. I don't remember much beyond that, but maybe that is due to no ventilation.

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May 7, 2022 05:17:15   #
Artcameraman Loc: Springfield NH
 
Hay man!

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