Digital BW, The Print

> I actually think that Lenswork doesn't like scanning from inkjet 
prints because, historically, there seems to
> have been a problem with scanner technology and inkjet output.

Let me clarify. As you all know, there are inkjets and there are 
inkjets. Some are pretty bad -- HP930 series, for example -- and some 
are very good -- Epson 7000, etc. We get them all. Clearly we cannot 
scan for LensWork if the "inkjet print" is from a $150 printer, 
thought we can review them for initial submissions. We have scanned 
successfully from Fujix prints and could probably do so successfully 
from other formats. It is just dicey working with folks on this 
cutting edge of technology -- we never know quite what we will get. 
So . . . I prefer to simply ask for gelatin silver or high resolution 
digital files and a couple of reference prints so we can adjust the 
digital files for our printer calibrations. Personally I don't have a 
prejudice against inkjets, but, just as with cameras, its not the 
equipment, it's the person behind the equipment that counts!
Brooks Jensen, Editor
LensWork Publishing