Frank,
Yes they are. They are also much cheaper to make than a random dot
(stochastic) Imagesetter negatives that photographer Dan Burkholder wrote
his wonderful book about.
Best Regards,
David R. Spielman
-----Original Message-----
From: frankg_photo [mailto:fh.gross@...]
Sent: Sunday, November 02, 2003 1:06 PM
To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Digital BW] Re: transparent "paper" for printing negatives?
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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> >
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RE: [Digital BW] Re: transparent "paper" for printing negatives?
2003-11-03 by David R. Spielman