Digital BW, The Print

Frank,

I've just completed calibrating my Nikon D70 using an Adobe script 
written by Thomas Fors that you can get from www.chromoholics.com 
website. Just follow the instructions provided and your camera will 
be calibrated thus providing you with a consistent starting point. 
This will also allow you to use a handheld light meter to determine 
your exposure much more accurately than the in-camera meter. The 
only additional expense will be a Machbeth Color Checker card/sheet 
to photograph with your camera. There is a complete process 
explanation on the site.

Your friend in Photography,

Johnny

> 
> On 1/19/06 2:51 PM, "DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com"
> <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
> 
> > Subject: Matching Camera to Printer?
> > 
> > 
> > One process I did with my film cameras was to match my cameras 
(and films)
> > to my printing.  This meant knowing the times to produce 
absolute black with
> > a clear negative, then with a full-zoned subject.  This took 
into account
> > variables of camera, film, development time, enlarger, paper, 
etc.
> > 
> > My questions is, once I get my Epson 220 set up and printing 
steps
> > correctly, should I then control for the digital camera 
variable? It seems
> > that cameras might meter differently, creating a need for some 
modifications
> > on the printer.
> > 
> > If so, I could shoot an image of a target that included absolute 
black, pure
> > white (doing a white balance on it, of course), and some mid 
grays,
> > including an 18% card.  Then, upon printing the image, I could 
tell if the
> > printer was matching what the camera recorded.
> > 
> > Crazy? Sane? Irrelevant?
> > 
> > Frank Vincent
>