Digital BW, The Print

Their service is based on the DeVere "digital enlarger" which allows you to print on traditional darkroom paper from digital files.  I've started to look into this enlarger myself and was even going to visit Odyssey Sales (distributors in the UK) to test it out, but was put off by the price.  It's £20k (about US$36k).  

San Miguel's prices are sky high.  If any list member is interested in these prints, I'm happy to explore purchase of the enlarger and offering the prints for a sensible price.  Please mail me off-list.

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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: D. Hill 
  To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Monday, June 14, 2004 4:45 PM
  Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Anyone used San Miguel for their digital black and white prints?


  I haven't got around to trying this service:
  www.bestlab.com but their system for printing is quite
  unique.  The negative stage of a traditional enlarger
  is replaced with a lcd? screen that projects the
  digital image onto the baseboard.  Essentially, a
  digital negative printed onto Ilford Multigrade IV and
  tray processed.  I'm interested to know if anyone has
  used this service.  

  Most will balk about this, as it is not inkjet and you
  send a color jpeg for them to convert to B&W. 
  However, I could care less if a professional wants to
  make creative decisions regarding my work - as they
  spend their time printing and I spend my time
  shooting.  Worked for HCB.

  So, I am looking for mainly quality issues/concerns of
  users of the lab.

  thanks,
  Don  



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