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Printing all 0-10 zones accurately

2003-05-12 by fools_luv_company

Assuming the image was professionally exposed and artistically
composed, is it possible to produce a print using these workflow
1)DSLR -> Photoshop -> InkJet or
2)SLR -> Scanner -> Photoshop -> InkJet
which can rival or come close to the prints of the old B+W masters
(like Ansel Adams, Ed Weston)?

As you can tell, either route requires the monitor to display all the
possible shades of gray faithfully; otherwise, I would not be able to
dodge/burn and fine tune the image accurately for the printer.

For route (1), there's also the question about whether the CCD/CMOS
can pick up these shades accurately.

If this is already discussed, please point me to the thread(s) or
books . Thanks!

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