Digital BW, The Print

David,
Yes, you are right. You have to actually hold and see the prints to 
tell - and even use a magnifier.

I guess it's a fairly subjective opinion whether digital files 
printed on OHP material are comparable to (or as-good-as) regular 
negatives - both contact printed.

To you they are ?
====================
> I'm not sure what exactly one would post in this case. The prints 
from these
> negatives are on conventional silver/gelatin material. As with any
> photograph, the only way to really appreciate them is to examine 
them in
> person, 'up close and personal' as it were.
> 
> Best Regards,
> 
> David R. Spielman
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: frankg_photo [mailto:fh.gross@s...]
> Sent: Saturday, November 01, 2003 1:44 PM
> To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [Digital BW] Re: transparent "paper" for printing 
negatives?
> 
> 
> 
>   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
>   >   >
>   >   >
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