Digital BW, The Print

on 7/10/2003 4:51 PM, DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com at
DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com wrote:

> 
> Message: 22
> Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2003 16:19:46 -0700
> From: "David R. Spielman" <david@...>
> Subject: RE: BW lightjet (update)
> 
> Mark,
> 
> As you say you have been researching direct digital to fiber based methods,
> I'm sure you probably have see this, but on the odd chance you haven't,
> check out this internet link:
> http://www.odyssey-sales.co.uk/news/browse.asp?article=6
> 
> It's for a standard enlarger with a 'digital' head attached in place of the
> regular one. Uses the same technology as the digital theater projectors you
> find in some movie theaters. No film negatives involved, just load you
> digital file from the computer and enlarge away onto any silver paper you
> want to use.
> 
> The only catch, this things costs about $15,000 if memory serves me
> correctly! But it is currently the ONLY way I know of to make silver/fiber
> prints from digital images.
> 
> 
> Best Regards,

I wrote to them a few months ago to ask what labs use this enlarger in the
states.  They wrote back and said none yet, but I could buy it for $30,000.

Oh, well...
 
-Bruce

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