Re: focusing loupe and focusing cloth

Hi leezy,

I'm sort of puzzled why you would need to darken the windows of a
DIGITAL darkroom, but I'll put that aside.

 For darkening the windows of the darkroom, I use an opaque white cloth
available from fabric and decorating shops; it's called "blackout
cloth." Its nominal use is as a lining for bedroom curtains, for people
who like to sleep in and don't like the light in their eyes, but it
serves beautifully for our purpose as well. I like it because when the
lights are on the white cloth makes the room seem light instead of like
a cave.

For a focusing cloth, I use a good quality (tightly woven) wool twill;
it's much lighter in weight than the blackout cloth I described above,
and it folds down nicely for carrying, but also has enough substance to
it that it doesn't blow around in a breeze.
Katharine

B2MYOUNG@aol.com wrote:
>

> This reminds me. I'm looking for some darkroom cloth for the windows in my
> digital darkroom. Any suggestions for me? Is that the same as focusing cloth?
> Thank you.
> leezy
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Received on Fri Jan 4 10:11:00 2002