Way Beyond Monochrome

[Peter De Smidt]

See: http://www.waybeyondmonochrome.com/WBM2/Edition2.html

[al olson]

See: http://www.waybeyondmonochrome.com/WBM2/Edition2.html

Thank you for the reference. It looks very impressive.

[jeroldharter]

There is a ton of new information. This has the same title but is much more thorough. Something you can read many times rather than just skim and nod.

I think the Ansel Adams Camera/Negative/Print series, the Ansel Adams Basic Technique books, Phil Davis Beyond the Zone System book, Tim Rudman's toning book, and now the latest addition of Way Beyond Monochrome are the best reference books available.

[John Jarosz]

Even though they still quote an unknown delivery time, i ordered mine & got it about a week.
Looks professionally done from my quick scan

[Charles Hohenstein]

I thought that the price was reasonable for a hardcover book of that size. I bought mine through Amazon.com and opted for the free shipping, so that helped.

[Ed Richards]

Got mine from BN.COM, but they packed it poorly and arrived pretty beat up. Returned it to the local store and will reorder from Amazon. Took a look through and it looked great. Most of the new info seems to be on wet printing, rather than film. There is some info digital negatives, but no hybrid workflow stuff beyond that.

[David Aimone]

Copy arrived last week. I've been slowly making my way through the first sections.

Great book!

[sun of sand]

But wow. This is a great book. It is really more like a very thorough textbook. sort of like scouring previous textbooks and the forum here and on APUG and putting it all together in a very professional format on high quality paper with good graphics.


I was skeptical because most books like this are too superficial


I have not had a chance to read it yet
I strongly suggest you buy it

[RickV]

Now that the OZ dollar is rubbing shoulders with the greenback, I bought a copy through B&N for much less than the cost here down-under, even including the shipping. As Ed Richards commented, mine too was poorly packed but the intervention of USPS saved it from damage. They placed the broken-open parcel in a zip-tied mail sack and tagged it with my address. It was quite huge and made a big difference to how it was handled I think. Good onya USPS!
Oh yeah...it's a great reference book and a great way to discipline your craft by reminding you of the fundamentals that are easily cast aside in a shooting frenzy! My copy is very nicely printed and bound for the price point. Highly recommended for tyros and masters alike.

[Pavel+]

I have a copy of the book and personally feel it is better than any other of its sort that has come before. I've read AA's books .... and learned much ... but the hard way. The way WBM is written and illustrated makes it imho the best single book for both mid-level and advance darkroom practitioner.

Highly recommended!