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Re: [Digital BW] lambda BW - again!

2002-12-31 by dhaaron69 <ddoucette@gis.net>

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Jo Brunenberg" 
<jobnl@e...> wrote:
>  -----Original Message-----
> From: George Hartzell [mailto:hartzell@k...] 
> 
>  
> Does anyone have any experience with black and white prints from a
> Lambda, a Durst [sic?], a LightJet, a Frontier, or any of the other
> "paint the image with light on real photo paper" type systems?
>  
> 
> I had several large format (40 x 50") B&W prints made on Ilfochrome 
Classic, using the Durst Lambda at 400 dpi.
> The prints were made from images I scanned using the Imacon 
Flextight.
> Results were amazing.  Of course the results are completely
diferent 
from silverprints. My prints were high gloss exhibition prints
mounted 
between aluminium and plexi. 
> A disadvantage of this process compared to silverprints is that 
these Ilfochromes are very sensible to metamerism. 
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> Jo Brunenberg
> 
> http://www.jobrunenberg.com
> 
> _______________________________________________
>
The lab I work at has frontier and lightjet printing Equipment.
The thing you have to be aware of when using these systems for 
B&W output is that they use RGB files to produce a color R4 processed 
print. So the light that the print is displayed under determines 
neutrality and color cast of the  final print.




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