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Re: [Digital BW] Digital negs

2002-10-02 by Mark Savoia

There is someone in Connecticut that does very large neg output at 4000
dpi. Call Jack at LimatGraphics 203-798-9771

Martin Wesley wrote:

>  Ken,
>
> I bought two of Lenswork Quarterly "special edition" prints that are
> on
> Ilford silver paper from a contact neg done using Burkholder's method.
> They
> scan a finished silver print and work from there which seems less than
>
> ideal. The quality is excellent though and I would not be able to tell
> them
> from a standard enlarged print. I believe the key is to get the
> imagesetter
> output up to 3600+ dpi. So it can be done. Maybe it would be worth
> contacting Lenswork and seeing which service bureau in Portland they
> use.
>
> Please let us know if you pursue this.
>
> Martin Wesley
>
> http://www.borderless-photos.de/guests.html
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ken Carney" <kcarney1@...>
> To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 01, 2002 5:39 PM
> Subject: [Digital BW] Digital negs
>
>
> > I have had some success with imagesetter and inkjet negs for pt/pd,
> but
> have never really tried it for silver.  I would be interested in
> knowing if
> anyone has had success with silver paper.  The WC paper for pt/pd
> hides a
> lot of flaws.  It seems the cost of film output is coming down, and
> I'm
> skeptical that an imagesetter or inkjet neg would have the tonal range
> and
> detail needed for fiber based silver prints.  But, Dan Burkholder's
> book (
> www.danburkholder.com) holds out hope and I would appreciate hearing
> from
> those who have tried.
> >
> >   --Ken
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> >   From: Martin Wesley
> >   To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> >   Sent: Tuesday, October 01, 2002 4:12 PM
> >   Subject: End of Thread was [Digital BW] Cone at al ....
> >
> >
> >   Martin, Stan, Bernhard, All,
> >
> >   Because of the posts on this thread and the subject line, I am
> asking
> that
> >   you end it. If you want to discuss platinum/palladium printing
> from
> digital
> >   negs, please do so, as this is a very worthwhile topic, but under
> a new
> >   subject line.
> >
> >   Thank you,
> >   Martin Wesley
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >   ----- Original Message -----
> >   From: "Martin Sluka" <martinsluka@...>
> >   To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> >   Sent: Tuesday, October 01, 2002 1:36 PM
> >   Subject: RE: [Digital BW] Cone at al (snip)
> >
> >
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