Digital BW, The Print

Steve: What you list will certainly work well. But it's actually more
than you "need". Maybe it's just what you "want". If so, go ahead. 

I prefer a $40 light table to view negs rather than make contact
prints. I'm not sure how good they come out on a flatbed anyway. That
might need a huge file size. The 2200 is a very good printer but I
still believe the 1280 is just as good if print quality is the
criteria. Coolscan V is probably a very good scanner. But up to 11x14
for sure, I don't think you can tell the difference between that an
most 2820 scanners at half the price. I'd be ordering a 2200 and/or
Coolscan V or 5000 tonight if I thought they'd made my prints look
better. But that only comes from user skill. 

Plan on buying a lot of paper, a lot of ink, and printing a lot.
That's the key to good prints. Sort of like shooting $1,500 worth of
film will get you better photos than a new $1,500 camera.

But then sometimes, I'm just too practical to be much fun. 

Bob Michaels

 --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "spersky123"
<spersky@s...> wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> After extensive research and reading and re-reading Clayton's site in 
> addition to many other sites. I have decided what equipment I need in 
> order to print Black and White succesfully from 35 mm prints.
> 
> Eboni ink from MIS for Epson 2200
> Epson 2200
> Nikon Coolscan V ED
> Cheap Flat Bed scanner to make contact sheets.
> Epson enhanced Matte paper.
> Vuescan software (I already have this).
> Photoshop CS ( I already have this).
> Negative Developing supplies (I have this)
> 
> I develop my own film in Rodinal. I mainly use ilford FP4+ in 35 mm.  
> I do not have a Darkroom just a changing bag and I plan to do just 
> black and white printing.  Basically, that is my planned setup for my 
> Digital Darkroom.  I will spend a  lot of money in the next few days 
> and order this equipment.  Comments or advice is appreciated.  I 
> consider this a starting point for my digital printing. I want to at 
> least start with good equipment that I can experiment and grow with.  
> Total cost is not much of an issue I have been saving for a while:)
> 
> thanks
> Steve