Digital BW, The Print

Joe, Thank you, that is very much appreciated.
Best,
Mark

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "koloshor" 
<wiz@n...> wrote:
>
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "mark_roth_505"
> <mark@m...> wrote:
> >
> > Am trying to create curves and determine densities using this 
gray 
> > scale and coordinating with my Epson flatbed scanner...have 
looked 
> > everywhere and cannot find accurate density numbers/info on this, 
and I 
> > don't have a densitometer, and my scanner is unreliable as a 
starting 
> > point. (This is the rectangle 20-step Kodak Gray Scale with 
> > the "A", "M", and "B" along with the numbers.) 
> > 
> > Any help greatly appreciated...Mark
> 
> I have one, but honestly, it's been years since I've seen the
> repulsive little thing. But just because I'm feeling in a terribly
> nice mood today, I've dragged it out of the refrigerator for you,
> fired up the X-rite 414A, check it with a ceramic density reference,
> and here goes...
> 
> A  0.042
> 1  0.149
> 2  0.252
> 3  0.366
> 4  0.466
> 5  0.582
> 6  0.674
> M  0.789
> 8  0.885
> 9  0.992
> 10 1.084
> 11 1.202
> 12 1.298
> 13 1.407
> 14 1.509
> 15 1.609
> B  1.714
> 17 1.833
> 18 1.887
> 19 1.985
> 
> 
> Now, the instructions that come with Q-14 (and can be downloaded 
from
> the Kodak site) say it has 0.1D steps, evenly spaced from a range of
> about 0.05 to 1.95. Mine looks a little off from that, with the 
worst
> problems in the area from 13 to 17, where we're over 1/2 a step off.
> It's pretty close on the ends, though.
> 
> Hope this helps.
> 
> Joe
>