Digital BW, The Print

Guys, are we doing sales pitches on this e-group now? I know it is a  
great way to pass on info about digital black and white printing, but  
to me it comes across as a solicitation, something I was hoping would  
not happen in this group.

Mark (yes, my signature has my company name in it)
http://www.stillrivereditions.com

On Feb 28, 2009, at 12:03 PM, john castronovo wrote:

> The alternative we offer is a super high resolution silver negative  
> made
> on our LVT film recorder. We make these in large format sizes up to 80
> lines per millimeter. As the LVT is like a drum scanner, the  
> negative is
> pin sharp corner to corner without falloff or flare, so a contact  
> print
> should be as good as a Lambda or Lightjet print, maybe better. The
> quality of enlargements is limited only by the skill and equipment of
> the darkroom technician. We've made stunning murals from our 8x10
> negatives. Do the math and you see that 80 res equals over 2000 lpi,
> therefore a four times enlargement from an 8x10 neg winds up at 500  
> lpi
> at the final size.
>
> The Ilford digital paper is a viable way to go for many people. I've
> seen the results and it's great, but anyone could enlarge our  
> negatives
> in his or her own darkroom onto any paper or process they wanted to  
> use
> now or in the future and that, plus the fact that there is a real
> original silver negative to archive for the future, is a huge
> consideration for many. Right now we're making these on FP4 up to 8x10
> but we're going up to 16x20 sizes soon with densities and curves
> appropriate for contact printing to alternative print processes. In
> order to help us design better solutions, I welcome all feedback.
>
> John Castronovo
> Tech Photo & Imaging
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "eluden123"
>
> Hello ,
> I have been a member of this group for about 1 year and check and read
> many of your posts and queries.  I had been at ILFORD for over 15
> years and decided to start my own venture, Digital Silver Imaging.  As
> a b&w photographer, I had been frustrated by the various methods of
> trying to produce a b&w print from a digital file. I had worked with
> every inkjet printer, going back to the Epson Photo Printer, I think
> the 700 series!  I helped launch a variety of the Ilford inkjet
> papers, including the Smooth RC series and some of their fine art
> papers.
> I also worked with HARMAN technology to help launch some of their new
> true
> Baryta based inkjet papers.  It seemed everyone was trying to
> reproduce the look and feel of a true darkroom print.
> At the same time, HARMAN developed a gelatin silver paper that could
> be exposed with light using a Durst Lambda or Lightjet laser enlarger.
>   The file was exposed with light onto the paper (in a large imaging
> "drum") and then processed in traditional B&W chemicals.  It seemed
> like a match made in heaven!  The fiber based paper is actually the
> Ilford Galerie darkroom paper and the RC is on their Ilfospeed RC
> darkroom paper base.
> After speaking with many local photographers, I decided to offer the
> service in the New England area.  I am curious how some of you might
> view this service?  Have any of you seem or tried it?  Did you know it
> was possible?  I know many of you are working with a variety of inkjet
> methods, some of which sound successful, others quite frustrating.
> As a photographer myself and I would welcome all feedback, positive or
> negative.  Feel free to visit our site for any information and you can
> fill in
> some comments, or you can reach me here.
>
> DSI Contact Us page <http://www.digitalsilverimaging.com/contact.php>
> DSI Home page <http://www.digitalsilverimaging.com>
>
> Thank you & regards,
>
> Eric Luden
> Owner at Digital Silver Imaging



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