F-Stop Printing Made Easy: the Filmomat Darkroom Timer Review

I got a beautiful object to try in my darkroom - the Filmomat F-Stop Timer! In film photography, everything is light stops - except the printing timing. Why that happened, how it got changed, and how to get perfect informative test strips for your prints - all in this video.

*The video is not sponsored

00:00 Intro
01:14 - Unpacking and first impressions
03:57 - Why f-stop printing? What's so special about f-stop timers?
04:28 - F-stops in film photography (aperture, shutter speed, ISO)
05:47 - Traditional darkroom test strip: the downsides
06:22 - The invention of the f-stop printing method
07:00 - The upsides of f-stop printing
07:46 - The benefits of using an f-stop timer
08:52 - Making a test strip with the Filmomat timer
11:42 - Dodging&Burning limitations
12:42 - Practical considerations for the use of the timer
14:56 - Conclusion: is this timer worth buying?

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