Digital BW, The Print

Hi Eric -
I ran tests first and did no bracketing. One advantage was that the  
digital camera exposure number gave me an ID that was easily changed  
to the
actual roll number in my negative files. So it was simple to change  
the number in bridge without even opening up the file.
With this method I'm able to find any frame I've shot in the last 40  
years, view the entire roll or a single frames on the computer  
screen, then pick the
negative I want to scan in high res. I never had dreamed that editing  
would be so simple, and the main advantage of photographing each roll  
(usually 6 strips),
as opposed to scanning it, is that I can do a roll about every 2 or 3  
minutes. Of course it takes a little more time in camera raw to  
convert to positives, but
it can be done in large batches.

My set up is that I bought a 2 1/4 enlarger on eBay(for $35),  and  
basically only use the baseboard and column, plus the mechanism to  
raise and lower it. Then bought some
used brackets which enabled mounting my 5D to the set-up. The light  
box sits on the baseboard, and the whole mess takes up almost no room  
and is ready to go
just a few minutes.
Clay


Eric wrote:
Clay, you can add keywords to scans too. You can add data to the file  
name
as well. Let's hope you did not bracket too much when you shoot.

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