Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Richard Smallfield <r.smallfield@...> wrote:
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> Hi,
> it has just occurred to me that being able to output a digital negative at any size makes techniques from the 1840's appealing. Sun prints, which are contact prints, are no longer restricted by the original negative size - one can print a big inkjet negative on film and then make a contact print.
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> And, because there was no photographic industry at the time these methods were invented, it seems perfect for a tinkerer (as many of us are) ... one doesn't need to invest much in gear to achieve this.
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> The time has never been better.
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> But I just can't find the time ... <sigh> ... one day!
> 
> Anyone tried this?
> 

What a coincidence... Yesterday I just followed the first lesson of a course in photographic intaglio... very cumbersome way to make a B&W print, but magical nevertheless.

Joost