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Omega SCA-100 analyzer worth buying?
Hi,
I have a chance to get an Omega SCA-100 color analyzer for $35.00. Does it work well? Is it worth buying? Thanks! |
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Omega SCA-100 analyzer worth buying?
I sold mine with instructions in really good shape for $1 on Ebay earlier
this year. It also came with a MinitMask too! Lucky guy. Anyway, personally I don't think it's worth $35. If you can find a Colorstar 3000 or 2000 then you're in business. I used my Colorstar 3000 to create 11x14's and 5x7's and the exposure and color were equal even though they were completely different types of paper. The brightest whites still had detail in it and the blacks were also equally detailed. No dodging or burning either. "Rob" wrote in message ... Hi, I have a chance to get an Omega SCA-100 color analyzer for $35.00. Does it work well? Is it worth buying? Thanks! |
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Omega SCA-100 analyzer worth buying?
Unless it's free I'd pass, I have an SCA-400, rarely use it
except for exposure and timer. I find I print all my color on the computer and all my black and white in the darkroom. darkroommike Rob wrote: Hi, I have a chance to get an Omega SCA-100 color analyzer for $35.00. Does it work well? Is it worth buying? Thanks! |
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Omega SCA-100 analyzer worth buying?
"darkroommike" wrote in message ... Unless it's free I'd pass, I have an SCA-400, rarely use it except for exposure and timer. I find I print all my color on the computer and all my black and white in the darkroom. darkroommike Rob wrote: Hi, I have a chance to get an Omega SCA-100 color analyzer for $35.00. Does it work well? Is it worth buying? Thanks! I bought an analyzer a couple years ago-- I find that the best analyzer is the Kodak viewing filters and a test strip. I can usually get the exposure and color right with one or two test strips. I cut a sheet of 16x20 into eight 4x10 test strips. Although the analyzer is nice for B&W: make one good print, meter a shadow, null the meter, and print everything else to the same setting. |
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Omega SCA-100 analyzer worth buying?
"Ken Hart" wrote in message ...
I bought an analyzer a couple years ago-- I find that the best analyzer is the Kodak viewing filters and a test strip. I can usually get the exposure and color right with one or two test strips. I cut a sheet of 16x20 into eight 4x10 test strips. I'll be the first to admit that I SUCK at color analyzing, especially when it came to using the Kodak viewing filters. I went years using the Kodak viewing filter and also the little color squares that simulates 140 test strips as it tries to find 18% gray. Both helped in some ways but I was still wasting paper and chemicals left and right. The only time I finally got it right was when I got the Colorstar 3000 for $100 on Ebay. It really is easy once you find the perfect setup. That said, though, I think the easiest way to get color nowdays though is to either bring it to Costco and for less than $2 have a "perfect" 8x10 or to print it with your home inkjet, though that could get just as costly as having your own color darkroom. |
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