kostaspapakotas <kostaspapakotas@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > this one is based on an earlier reply to a Q of mine regarding B&W > printing (see attached message) > So the new Q is something like this: > > Is there a device that saves you from test printing? like somekind > of density filters placed over your paper that let you estimated the > density of the covered area and the needed change in the printing > time. > i just wonder... Several. The Kodak Projection Print Scale is just what you describe -- a series of wedges of different densities. There have also been a number of darkroom exposure meters, either dedicated units (like the Durst Analyte) or attachments for general-purpose exposure meters. None of these of course *completely* save you from test printing, at least if you're going for exhibition-quality prints. But they've saved me a lot of time and paper over the years. -- David Dyer-Bennet, <mailto:dd-b@xxxxxxxx>, <http://www.dd-b.net/dd-b/> RKBA: <http://noguns-nomoney.com/> <http://www.dd-b.net/carry/> Pics: <http://dd-b.lighthunters.net/> <http://www.dd-b.net/dd-b/SnapshotAlbum/> Dragaera/Steven Brust: <http://dragaera.info/>
