Carrier System Testimonials

"Beautifully designed, elegantly simple, gorgeous in its precision and repeatability--Radeka's combination registration printer and negative carrier will greatly simplify the masking process. It will delight persons dedicated to the epitome of photographic art." - Dennis McNutt - photographer, author, teacher

"Have received your package and just wanted to congratulate you on a job well done! Over the years I have purchased self published content, videos, and so forth from various photographers. Yours is the most thoughtfully produced and packaged that I have seen. Have only had time to "skim" through the material this weekend but am looking forward to buckling down to serious study in the coming weeks." - Victor Mitchell - photographer

"Every now 'n then there is an incident in life that seems to change ones direction for the betterment. Ansel Adams: 'The Negative' book was one incident, contact with you and your process has evolved as another. You have given me a lot to work on, with new meaning. Your manual reads of logical applications and presents methods for the results that I could mever before have achieved. It's exciting stuff." - Tony Gardiner - photographer

"Lynn, your registration carrier system is the one thing I can't live without in the darkroom. I could go back to graded paper. I could go back to a cold light head. I could go back to a condenser enlarger, but I would never be without one of your registration carriers! I have two (one with regular glass and one with anti newton ring glass) and am going to get another in case something happens to one." - Anthony Beckesh - photographer

"Just wanted to drop you a note to tell you how THRILLED I am with your Precision - and I emphasize PRECISION - Pin Registration System with Anti-Newton Glass. ELEGANT is the word that comes to mind to describe the build quality and design. The plethora of information available in the Masking Kit which came with it really teases the imagination. In fact, after 1 day with your system I realized that imagination is the only limitation. With your system I am able to control any and all aspects of my negative down to the smallest detail. It's exciting to know you can have this much control. I smile just thinking of all the possibilites! Thanks for designing and sharing such a wonderful tool!" - Robert Sandstrom - photographer

"The registration system works perfectly. I love the idea that the original negative doesn't have to be perforated. The masks were very easy to do and printing was very simple. The results were wonderful! I'm very happy with the possibilities that your system opens for my photographic expression and how simple it is to work with." - Alberto Rodriguez - photographer

"I entered my darkroom 6 am last Sunday, and crawled out at 6 pm. I was using your masking system, and I'm happy to say that I am hooked. I feel as if a portal has just opened up for me!" - Roy Pope - photographer

"This carrier has entirely eliminated registration problems for me, which I occasionally experienced even with my expensive Condit system. It is beautifully constructed and easy to use, and Lynn's tech support is generous and timely. Highly recommended." - Bruce Pottorff - photographer

"I purchased your precision holder/carrier system and am using it successfully with my Saunders LPL. It gives me rock solid perfect alignment (registration) every time!" - Scott Walton - photographer

"The engineering and the workmanship of this product is superb. This device will completely solve many of the darkroom challenges that each of us have endured for years. The price is a bargain when one realizes how much photographic paper one will save over a years time. Even more important is the great improvement in quality that anyone can see in the vastly improved prints. I give it my highest recommendation." - Jerry Cunningham - photographer, author

"I have to say that I am impressed by the precision and craftsmanship of the unit. By the way, it will also serve me as a glass carrier for my Zone VI enlarger (for regular printing without masks), since Calumet unfortunately never offered a glass carrier for it." - Arne Croll - photographer

"...your negative carrier will solve one of my other problems also. I have an LPL/Saunders enalrger, but the Saunders 4x5 negative carrier for my 4x5 negatives slightly crops into the negatives. With yours I can see the entire 4x5 neg." - Chip McDaniel - photographer

"I found your system to be easy to use and very effective; I'm getting good results straight away. There appear to be plenty of good photographers out there but the number of good photographers that are good printers is very much smaller. Having the tools made possible by your system enables us to rethink our prints. The result is that good prints can be made to be excellent prints." - Terrance Hounsell - photographer

Contrast Masking Kit Testimonials

"I want to compliment you on the quality, clarity and completeness of your photo masking kit. I bought one a few months ago and it's helped me get over my considerable resistance to all the fuss and bother of masking. I'm a convert. With masking, it really is possible to get from "interesting, but not quite" to "right on!" Chris Miller - Photographer, Thornton, PA

"As a long time teacher, I deem Lynn's contrast masking manual a master-work of clarity and completeness. Masking can appear as daunting as it is promising to the newcomer but Lynn has obviously worked very hard to make his kit the asset and ally of every student. Adding the fact that he promptly responds to all emails with enthusiasm, patience and detailed answers, I think it safe to conclude that Lynn is a master teacher as well as a master photographer. That conclusion has led me to sign up for his masking workshop which I greatly look forward to!" Robert B. Taylor - Photographer, Ukiah, CA

"This is eye-opening stuff! It's like discovering photography all over again. It's THAT GOOD!" James McClaren - San Francisco, CA

"It is a great resource and the best I have seen due to its completeness. Not only do you provide the text description of various masks and their application but you also provide the registration pins and material to actually construct the registration contact printer/negative carrier that is required. I found the ink jet pictures to be outstanding examples of what to expect in terms of the progression of improvement with the application of the various masks. ....building upon the principles of the Zone System, your masking methods go way beyond the Zone System, unsharp masking or the application of bleach to selectively lighten highlights." Warren T. Dewhurst - photographer, Germantown, MD

"Lynn Radeka's masking kit is sophistication through simplicity. Just by looking at his sample images, one must agree that nobody can argue with success. The handbook and the technical articles alone make this kit a real value for the money." Ralph W. Lambrecht - photographer/author, Camera and Darkroom magazine, UK

"This is the best investment that anyone can make if they want to make quality photographs. The booklet alone is worth the price. Lynn Radeka has done a great service to the photographic community". Jerry Cunningham - photographer, Kalispell, MT

"I entered my darkroom 6 am last Sunday, and crawled out at 6 pm. I was using your masking system, and I'm happy to say that I am hooked. I feel as if a portal has just opened up for me!" Roy Pope - photographer and teacher, AZ

"Mr. Radeka has written "The Guide" to photo masking. Wow! The manual alone was worth the money......" Robert Lorimor - photographer, Bangkok, Thailand

"I have seen a number of Mr. Radeka's prints first hand and they are excellent examples of how he uses the techniques in this kit to attain the dynamism and clarity in his art. The kit is, very plainly stated, overflowing with so much information it's nearly overwhelming. I especially like the examples of his own work showing how he got to the final outcome. His detail oriented explanations make what he does seem easy." David Franco - photographer/artist, Orange, CA