Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "Martin Wesley"
<mwesley250@e...> wrote:
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...I keep 
> hoping to here more about producing digital negs, contact printing, 
> etc. The group and the market seem totally focused on inkjet but I
am 
> hoping for some other options.

Well here's an idea I haven't had time to pursue. Lightjet and
similar processes write digital info to continuous tone print 
materials. I inquired with the local pro lab, and they showed me a
clear film material that can be used with the process, 
probably used for overhead projections or other kinds of backlit
displays. It would take some calibration, but why not 
output a negative on it for contact printing? It's not that expensive
considering many prints could be made from it. Seems 
like it would be superior to the imagewriter options people are
trying because it's not dots, it's continuous tone film being 
written to with light. It'll be a long time before I get around to
trying it, it's a thought.
> 
> I hate to point you down this road as it is full of pitfalls and 
> raises new questions, but have you tried varnishing a print yet?

Nope but I'm interested. Another thing somewhere on my list...
I tried some kind of print wax from Light Imperssions a while back,
yuk.
Mariners just scored 6 points in the first inning, now these guys
just might be gods, and I don't even like baseball.
Tyler