Digital BW, The Print

The 1160 is a good printer, I used one with an MIS FS-N set for a
while printing using Randall curves way back when.  But when tried BO
it paled, IMO, in comparison to what was achieved with BO with my 870
or 2200.  I believe the 1160 dot size is a bit larger than later
printers.

Richard


On Mon, 28 Mar 2005 03:10:38 -0000, w1pa <w1pa@...> wrote:
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> I received the "Pillar and Staircase" 4x5 print from Clayton Jones in 
> the mail a few days ago. Two words:
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> Awe-some.   :-)
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> Granted, a scan from a 4x5 negative (I have shot some 4x5, so I have 
> a sense of the amount of detail included in the negative), but I 
> cannot believe how "small" and "precise" the dots are rendered. I am 
> particularly struck by the detail in the highlight on the pew end at 
> the bottom of the image, and as well by the detail in the marble 
> columns (seams and the subtle gradient differences in the stone).
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> For giggles, I used the Portfolio Black cartridge from my Piezography 
> set-up and printed a BO 5x7 from a large (2720 dpi) 35mm scan on my 
> 1160 (1440dpi) using some Photo Rag. Good results, but the "dots" are 
> obvious, compared to his.
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> Is the dot size purely a function of ink, paper, and printer DPI 
> only? 
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> Or does the scan density, or other Photoshop/Print Driver parameters 
> effect it as well (e.g. because I have a lower density scan, my dots 
> are rendered slightly larger than they might have been)?
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> Just wondering if I should be thinking of investing in a printer with 
> a higher dpi (2880), or a better scanner (than the 2720 dpi), or both.
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> Bill
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