Light Boxes

[Frank Petronio]

I always had a laugh when I'd deliver a chrome to a local half-assed ad agency and they plop them down onto a homemade box and pronounce it too much this way or that... until I saw the busiest photographer in town editing his stuff on a huge home-made box. It defeated the whole rationale behind trying to do consistent color work but people can get used to something that is "off" if they don't (want to) know any better.

For utility and negatives, the slimline 8x10 panels are great. If you're serious about color chromes and want a consistent reference standard, spend the money for a Just/Normlicht.

[mdd99]

I bought a small Just Normlicht that was a demo for under $75. Don't know if they still sell those items, but you might check: http://www.just-normlicht.de/us/shop...sp?maingroup=1

[Ed Richards]

If you have the room, get a bigger one. I have an 8x10 and constantly want to layout more negatives than will fit.

[John Schneider]

Keep your eyes open for a good used Just Normlicht on eBay. I bought mine new pre-eBay for around $300, but I bought the same model on eBay a few years ago for less than $50.

[JavaDuke]

I use...my imac monitor. I just set the brightness to the maximum, start a browser or text editor, open it to the full screen and voila! I have pretty bright and even light box. Works perfectly for me! or sometimes I use my laptop instead, because I can open it 180 degrees so that the screen lays flat on the desk surface.