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Re: transparent "paper" for printing negatives?

2003-11-01 by frankg_photo

Is it possible to post some images/results of this negative>silver 
work ?
I think many would be curious 
Frank

=================
> Mark,
> 
> I've developed the Photoshop adjustment curve below for digital 
negatives
> used to print on silver/gelatin print material.
> 
> In    Out
> 0%    10%
> 5%    11.9%
> 10%    13.9%
> 20%    17.6%
> 30%    21.9%
> 40%    26.5%
> 50%    31.5%
> 60%    36.8%
> 70%    43.0%
> 80%    52.0%
> 90%    70.0%
> 95%    87.0%
> 100%    100%
> 
> Using a Epson 2200, and Pictorico OHP material.
> Setup: photo black ink,
> Premium glossy photo paper setting, untagged grayscale image, 
printer
> source, same as source. Let the negative cure overnight before 
using.
> 
> Works great!
> 
> 
> Best Regards,
> 
> David R. Spielman
> 
> 
>   -----Original Message-----
>   From: Mark Hahn [mailto:markhahn2000@y...]
>   Sent: Friday, October 31, 2003 7:46 AM
>   To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
>   Subject: [Digital BW] Re: transparent "paper" for printing 
negatives?
> 
> 
>   Take a look at this site:
> 
>   http://www.kcbx.net/~mhd/2photo/outneg/outneg0.htm
> 
>   Judging from all this author's other work I would expect that 
these
>   recommendations are about as good as you can get (people who have
>   seen his prints rave about the quality).  He goes through the
>   technical details at great length so I doubt that you even need to
>   buy the book... except that it may be good reading... don't know.
> 
>   mark
> 
>   PS  Epson Photo Quality Glossy Film is quite expensive.  I have 
read
>   from other sources that some people have reasonable luck with the
>   cheap matte HP photoquality inkjet paper.  When I hold Epson
>   photoquality paper to a light it obviously is *not* the right
>   choice.  I have been debating going down this road myself as I 
prefer
>   the look of *real* glazed photos.
> 
>   --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Peter Wiklund
>   <Peter.Wiklund@j...> wrote:
>   > What paper/film shall I use for printing negatives (with an 
Epson
>   870)?
>   >
>   > I will use the negatives for contact-printing.
>   >
>   > No, I havent yet got Dan Burkholder's book...
>   >
>   > /peter wiklumd
>   >
>   >
>   > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> 
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