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Pentax digital camera utility 5 hack10/31/2022 The images were captured in raw files and converted to black and white in Capture One. Once the rolls had been cut and put into Print File sleeves, I pulled out a PortaTrace Light Table and photographed each roll flattened under a sheet of glass. I wanted to see the results as soon as they were dry. I was able to dig out my tanks and reels to develop the rolls of 120 film. It seemed like the right time to use some of the older techniques, but my darkroom has been packed away in storage for more than 10 years now. I recently dusted off my old Pentax 6x7 camera and ran some rolls of Kodak Tri-X through it at a vintage hot rod event called The Race of Gentlemen in Wildwood, NJ. Web galleries and slide shows have all but replaced them in this digital age, but for those few who are still shooting the odd roll of film and don't have access to a darkroom, here's a film and digital solution for making contact sheets at home using a light table and a digital camera. They are a great way to see an entire roll of film in one glance. Printed on photographic paper, these sheets were exposed in a darkroom by laying a roll of negative film typically cut up and placed in transparent sleeves. Back in the good old days of film photography, contact sheets or proof sheets were one of the best ways to view results from black and white or color negative film shoots.
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