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LIGHTEN/DARKEN
CONTROL
Under most
conditions,
you will be taking
pictures with the lighten/darken control
in the center position
.
However,
the light-
ness or darkness of your prints can be
affected by such factors as temperature
,
and
type
and brightness of your
subject.
The lighten/darken control helps you to
compensate for these effects in either
daylight or flash pictures
.
After taking a
picture,
if you want
a
lighter or darker picture of the same sub-
ject in the same
location
without chang-
ing the lighting or your position
,
adjust
the control before you take another pic-
ture.
To take
a
lighter
picture,
move the
control toward LIGHTEN; for a darker pic-
ture,
move the control toward DARKEN.
The control doesn't automatically re-
turn to the center position after you take
a picture.
Temperature Effects on Prints
The recommended temperature range dur-
ing development of prints is 60 to
100°
F
(16 to 38 °C)
.
At temperatures below
60°
F
(16 °C)
,
place prints in a warm place-an
inside coat
pocket,
for example-as soon
as they are ejected from the camera, and
leave them there during development.
Otherwise,
prints may appear too light. Be
sure not to bend or fold the prints
.
It may be advisable at the upper end
of the temperature range-approaching
100°
F (38
°
C)-to set the control toward
LIGHTEN to keep prints from becoming
too dark.
Don 't leave prints in direct sunlight or
on a hot surface during development.
Prints will probably be too dark when
developed at temperatures above
100°
F
(38 °C)
.
See your film instruction sheet for com-
plete and up-to-date information.
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Subjects and Lighting Conditions
In certain types of situations, you may
judge your subjects to be too light or too
dark. For
example,
if you are photograph-
ing a very light subject in very dark sur-
roundings
,
your main subject may be too
light in your print. A dark subject in light
surroundings may appear too
dark.
Under such
conditions,
the lighten/
darken control can help you achieve more
pleasing exposure of your main subject.
See the examples on page 12.
Judging Your Prints
Don 't attempt to make critical judgment of
print appearance until development
is
suf-
ficiently advanced
.
A 2- to 3-minute wait is
usually adequate under normal
tempera-
ture conditions.
NOTE: Prints will appear lighter when
judged in direct sunlight than they will
under normal room lighting
.
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