vintagesnaps
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We had a longtime camera shop in my area til the owner several years ago retired and went out of business. When I started doing darkroom printing he told me a guideline for a starting point with the enlarger was either f8 and 11 seconds, or f11 and 8 seconds. I find that works most of the time and then I adjust from there.
I usually go with f8 and 11 seconds because like Sparky was saying, it gives you more time. I find it gives me 2-3 seconds to dodge some detail out of a darker area, or a few sec.to burn in a corner that got too light.
I usually go with f8 and 11 seconds because like Sparky was saying, it gives you more time. I find it gives me 2-3 seconds to dodge some detail out of a darker area, or a few sec.to burn in a corner that got too light.