[MF3D.FORUM:961] Re: Re Scala (was First Impressions)

[Bob Clark <clark@xxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, 12 Jul 2000, Sam wrote:

> I think one of the reasons I found these concerns about the grain and 
> density of Scala was the brightness of my viewer light. I favor a very 
> bright light source. My theory is that with my pupils contracted to a 
> suitable aperture I see sharper (like that optimum aperture in a camera). 
> Although I haven't measured it exactly, I tried to approximate looking out 
> a window on a sunny day. Perhaps I should get a consensus from those who 
> have viewed my black & white slides in their own viewer: do they appear too 
> dark?
> 
I have seen quite a few of your B&Ws and none have seemed
too dark to me.  In the last folio I much preferred
the looks of your slides compared to the lower contrast
Scala examples.  That said, I have bought some Scala and
will be trying it out during my vacation during the next
couple weeks.

> It seems everyone uses a different light source for their viewers. 
> Steal-the-light types would tend to have less light unless the sun is 
> hitting the diffuser directly or the viewer is very close to a bare light 
> bulb. In dim light the shadow detail would appear darker, and if your eyes 
> see less detail in dimmer light, the grain would appear invisible. How 
> bright is your viewer Eric?
> 
I am using one of the small Cabin light panels for my
viewer illumination.
-- 
Bob Clark