Digital BW, The Print

I see some of the thread involved cost comparisons.  If it hasn't already
been mentioned, digital will always be much more expensive than the
darkroom, at least from the equipment side.  Most everything you buy in the
digital world will have a short technology life, as opposed to that $5,000
enlarger/lenses that will be working well after we're all dead.  Same with
cameras - you can buy a good 4x5 field outfit for around $5K, as opposed to
$5K for a digital camera that will be obsolete in a year.  My preference is
clearly digital, but it does come with a cost.  A possible exception might
be platinum printing  - the material cost for a 20x24 pt print will get your
attention, especially when the first couple don't turn out right.  Yeoww!

Regards,

  --Ken Carney
    www.kencarney.com

----- Original Message -----
From: "nedbuntline2002" <NedBuntline@...>
To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2003 7:46 PM
Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Okay, Now I'm Really Confused...


I'm in the Philadelphia area and I do get to New York now and then (I
was in Ridgefield, New Jersey just today).



--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Amadou Diallo"
<amadiallo2001@y...> wrote:
> An alternate suggestion:
> If you're new to digital printing, whatever "system" you buy into
will
> require time and a certain level of  proficiency with new tools to
get
> great prints. Sometimes it's helpful to see examples of high
quality at
> the outset, to give you something to shoot for while you're getting
up
> to speed with all the new equipment. I don't know what part of the
> country you're in, but I'm sure many list members can recommend
> some of the few top quality print studios using quadtones.
(Disclaimer: I
> operate one in NYC). So it might be worth having a print made by
one
> of them. Then you can talk to that particular studio about what
> "system" they used to produce your print, and why.
>
> I'm a big believer that the quality of information from any source\ufffd
> book, web site, what have you\ufffdis determined by the skill and
> experience of the person behind that source. If someone makes
prints
> of an acceptable quality to you, that's who you want
recommendations
> from. Best of luck.
>
> Amadou Diallo
> editions@d...



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