DARKROOM AUTOMATION F-STOP, Instruction Manual

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Burning
Burn steps
4b1.0
are also optional, the number limited only by available memory.
Burns can be made in any order. A set of progressive burns can follow each burn.
Filter Prompts
Filter prompts
3F2.5
are an aid when making burns with different contrast grade
filters. You can insert them to remind you to change to a specific filter. They have no
effect on exposure. When you are making a print the filter prompts don’t display the
step number, thus allowing the entire filter value to be displayed -
3F2.5
shows as
F2.5
.
Progressive Burning
Progressive burns within burns
5p0.6
, are optional and follow a simple ‘base burn’
4b1.0
step. Each progressive burn builds on the exposure of the burns and
progressive burns before it.
Each base burn can have one or more progressive burn sequences following it.
As an example
Step Area Total Stops of Exposure to area
1E2.0
Whole print 2.0 - whole print
2b1.5
Sky 3.5 - whole print + sky
3p0.7
Cloud in sky 4.2 - whole print + sky + cloud
4p1.2
Dark cloud lining 5.4 - whole print + sky + dark lining
5b0.5
Lake 2.5 - whole print + lake
6p0.2
Highlight in lake 2.7 - whole print + lake + highlight
Burning Waypoints
Burning waypoints memorize points in burning sequences. There is a fixed burning
waypoint, accessed with
r
Î
, at the end of a base burn. The fixed waypoint is
equivalent to setting
r
Î
.Y
in manual mode to create a new progressive sequence
from a base burn. The following example demonstrates burning in two clouds and
their dark linings in a burned in sky:
Step Area Total Exposure to area
1E2.0
Whole print 2.0 = whole print
2b1.5
Sky 3.5 = print + sky burn
3p0.7
Cloud #1 in sky 4.2 = print + sky + cloud #1
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