Digital BW, The Print

Ned,

I was in your shoes about this time last year. Then I realized that a 
good printer for B&W cost 1/5 the price for an enlarger and lense for 
4x5 negs (what I normally print).  Photo Rag, which is at the top of the 
cost for good printing paper, cost about 1/2 as much as the same size 
Oriental silver print paper. Not only that the cost including ink and 
paper to get a good print pales in comparsion to that of getting a good 
print in the darkroom. Not to mention you work out most of your tuning 
on the computer screen instead on sheets of paper. This doesn't even 
take into account the time doing this. I have to chuckle when people 
talk about printer X being to slow. Clearly they have never spent much 
time in a wet darkroom or it's been so long ago the memory is failing 
them:-).

It will take awhile to come up to speed - I'm still learning - but 
learning is half the fun. After all when it gets right down to it, it is 
about the image.

Enjoy
Truman

nedbuntline2002 wrote:

>I thought I was getting a handle on this digital printing stuff, but 
>after reading this board for a few days, I think I'm completely 
>lost.  As I mentioned in a previous post, I am making the move from 
>wet to digital, and I'm not afraid to study and learn new 
>technology.  I like to get myself completely up to speed on a new 
>purchase before I pull out my wallet.  That said, are there any 
>tutorial or informational sites out there on digital printing 
>products and techniques?  I've read through Cone's website, and 
>looked at other inkjet sites, but I'm looking for a clearinghouse of 
>information to compare different techniques and technologies.  Also, 
>if there are books published on this subject, that would be helpful 
>as well.
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>Thanks!
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