Digital BW, The Print

Peter-

> So I looked at that and I notice it basically consists of
> adjusting your digital image in Photoshop and then taking it
> to a service bureau and having them make a HALFTONE negative
> of it to print!
>
> Why a halftone image?   If you think the "dotting" in a
> black-only print is bad, wait till you see what an (even
> good)  halftone looks like!    Why not just have the service
> bureau use a film-recorder to make a continuous-tone
> negative?
>
If I am not mistaken this is same process that LenWork uses when 
producing some of their "LensWork Special Editions".  They scan a 
original print and then produce a negative on an image setter.  This 
negative is then printed in the traditional fashion in a darkroom.

I bought several to see how good they were.  You cannot see the 
halftone dot with a 3.5x loupe.  You can make them out with a 10x loupe.

--
Kevin