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Re: [Digital BW] Re: Ilford

2004-09-29 by Hans Van Rafelghem

Peter Nelson wrote:

>--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Hans Van 
>Rafelghem <hvr@a...> wrote:
>  
>
>>Am I missing something? Why would a Digital B&W group need silver 
>>    
>>
>paper and chemicals?
>
>This is a group for people who want to make black and white prints of 
>their digital files.   There is a reason why it is NOT called 
>the "INKJET" black and white printing forum.  Inkjet is not the only 
>game in town.
>
>There are many ways of making black and white prints from digital 
>files.   Personally I prefer prints on photographic (silver emulsion) 
>paper.  I believe that produces prints that are stable, nueutral, and 
>free of metamerism to a degree that no current inkjet technology can 
>approach.  
>
>  
>
Sorry for my ignorance, but how do you do that starting from a digital file?
-- 

Hans Van Rafelghem
http://www.vanrafelghem.com/

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