Digital BW, The Print

You should look into the new epson 4990. It has an
8X10 template built into the lid. I haven't tried it
personally but it gets great reviews and sells for
$499 in the states.

Woody Spedden

--- kipduff <kip.duff@...> wrote:


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Sanders, other photogs:
Sanders: I like the nudes. I have been shooting film
since the '60's.
 Havn't done much since '93- been struggling with my
business; but
want to get back into it.  It seems that
film>scanner>photoshop>Epson
may be the hot setup.  I've had some communications
with John Custodio
(see his website), and he is shooting Velvia (or
current equivalent)
and scanning on his own Imacon- then printing with (I
think) Epson
7600 with BW inks.  I bought a Nikon D100 two years
ago- pics just
don't seem to compare- but it's a great camera.  My
best work is is
done with a Calumet C-1 8 x 10 view camera on Tri-X
with a 1/3 stop
pull (EI 250ASA) in D76.  I contact-print these only:
I don't like
what an enlarger does to pictures.  Shots are mostly
of people in bars
or street festivals shot with strobe or inderect
ambient sunlight
against white background (basically mugshots).  I have
an Epson 3200
(Sanders: is the 4900 better?) and it doesn't do bad,
but no 8 x 10
film scan option.  I sent one of my 8 x 10's BW negs
to PepinScan
(they're about half local scan fees) in Canada for a
color drum scan
for a 100Mb file ($55?).  (Don't know if I can live
with the idea of
sending my films thru the mail)  The image is
mindboggling- I printed
it on my 2000p and other than metamerism, image is
very 3-D and
stunning.  Just got an Epson 4800 and am just trying
to get to know it
and get dialed in on a paper (I think it's going to be
Epson Ultra
smooth matte or equivalent).  I've printed with it
briefly on EEM. 
1)print in color (Adobe RGB) mode, prepare file in PS
as a "tri-tone",
creating 1 black and 2 greys.  2) print in color mode
with Adobe RGB
setting  3) print in "advanced BW" mode.  All pretty
good- tritone
appears more precise.

I want to scan my 8 x 10: any suggestions on a scanner
that I can live
with (price v quality), or should I bite the bullet an
send them out
at $50 - $100 a pop?  Thanks, Kip.    


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com,
sandersm@a...
wrote:
> 
> > > ... If anyone is left that still captures on
film would
> > > like to hear your film/developer combos for this
print workflow.
> > >
> > 
> 
> Count me in.   I am shooting entirely in 4x5 and 5x7
black and white
film.   
> I shoot a ton of Tri-X 320, that I expose at EI 160
(to open up
shadows).   I 
> also shoot some Bergger 200, which I expose at EI
100.   I'm
processing both 
> in Rodinal, in JOBO tanks.
> 
> I've recently returned to the darkroom and am
contact-rpinting my
stuff for 
> the most part.   On the digital side, I am scanning
now on an Epson
4990, and 
> before this one the Epson 3200, both controlled with
the Epson
driver in 
> Professional mode.   If nudity does not offend, you
can see the
results on my site, 
> www.mcnew.net.   
> 
> Paul, if you're reading this, and you want some Tech
Pan, I've got a
bunch of 
> 120 rolls in the fridge.   Drop me a note if you are
interested.
> 
> Best,
> 
> Sanders McNew
> www.mcnew.net
> 
> 
> [Non-text portions of this message have been
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