differences between Becquerel and Mercury

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    photolytic
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    Only you can judge whether or not the B-Dags you get will satisfy you. The effort it takes to get started making good B-Dags will not be wasted as most of the same equipment and techniques will be needed to make M-Dags anyway. Judging by the reports of other beginners on this site, many are thrilled with even the most rudimentary images at first and some subsequently give it up entirely, having satisfied that primal urge to make a Dag, before going on to something else like making fake, digital Dags.

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    rivera1212
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    thanks for the info! i didn’t think you could ever fake a dag, i’m a collodion guy and i’ve seen people fake the collodion look with some success but i dont think they can fake that positive/negative shift you get with real dags

    #10329
    photolytic
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    Have you have tried a collodion positive on a front surface glass mirror?

    They have poth positve and negative images just like a Dag.

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