Digital BW, The Print

Judging by theses prices, just 3 or 4 8x10 prints pay for a HP 7660,  
the same number of 12x18 prints gets you a HP 8750.  I would put the 
HP prints against an RC lab print any day and the HP system just 
works (that's why there is no discussion on list, they just do 
exactly what they are supposed to so there are no problems to 
discuss)... really, your first b&w print comes out perfectly... and 
Wilhelm gives 100+ years displayed and 200+ for dark storage.

mark

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, hogarth@s... 
wrote:
> thom999manson wrote:
> 
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I am new to printing B&W from digital - spent many years in the
> > darkroom, but much prefer working digitally.
> >
> > I don't do much B&W, so am not sure if I want to go the whole 
route of
> > getting a new printer and inks for B&W work. Are there any labs 
that
> > specialise in printing B&W from digital images? I have been 
looking
> > for a while, and haven't found any.
> >
> > Sorry if this is a FAQ.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Thomas
> 
> There are indeed. List member Tyler Boley comes to mind:
> 
> http://custom-digital.com/
> 
> Also list member Amadou Diallo:
> 
> http://www.diallophotography.com/digitalprintmaking/index.html
> 
> Also, there is Ron Landucci:
> 
> http://www.infinite-editions.com/
> 
> And there are dozens of others. My local pro-lab has a LightJet on 
which 
> they run B&W paper (not fiber, but an RA-4 RC paper from Kodak, 
until 
> they run out of it) a couple of times a week. These B&W prints 
should 
> have the same lightfastness of Fuji Crystal Archive color papers, 
but 
> perhaps not a lot more since they are dye based prints.
> 
> Hope this gets you started.
> --
> Bruce Watson