Digital BW, The Print

Yes, well it's often hard to draw the line between helpful information 
and p/r when you're in the business of providing solutions and answers. 
Neither Eric or myself are the only places to offer what we do, but it's 
clear to me from the frequent questions about it that lots of the 
members here don't realize that such services are available and I was 
only trying to educate by illustrating the alternatives. You'll note 
that I refrained from adding my web site and phone number.

john c

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark Savoia"

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