Digital BW, The Print

Della,

Check out both these sites. Especially the second one as this gives some of
the workflow.

http://www.lenswork.com/index2.html

http://www.danburkholder.com/

If you give any of this a try, please share your experiences. I would like
to more than just inkjet info on the list.

Thanks,
Martin


----- Original Message -----
From: "dellaellingson" <dellaellingson@...>
To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2002 1:15 PM
Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Flatbed scanning b&w prints


> Martin,
>
> Do you have the web address for Lenswork's Special Editions? I am
interested to know more about this.
>
> -Della
>
>
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "Martin Wesley"
<mwesley250@e...> wrote:
> > David,
> >
> > Scanning prints is a legit method of getting your photos into digital
form.
> > The "Special Edition" silver fiber prints sold by Lenswork are produce
using
> > this method (although I believe they use a drum scanner). The selected
> > prints are scanned and the resulting file is output on a 3600 dpi image
> > setter to make contact negatives.
> >
> > The results are excellent and I cannot distinguish them from an enlarged
> > silver print. I have a Jay Dussard and a Bruce Barnbaum print. Excellent
> > prints. Anyone wanting to produce silver prints from their digital files
> > should check this out.
> >
> > Having said all that I would still recommend that scanning the original
> > negatives as the best way to reduce the number of reproduction steps,
since
> > there is lose of information each time an image is duplicated. The loss,
as
> > you say, may be so small that it is not noticeable. You would really
have to
> > do a side-by-side of finished prints produced by both methods to know
for
> > sure.
> >
> > Martin Wesley
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <daschkenas@a...>
> > To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y...>
> > Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2002 5:30 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Flatbed scanning b&w prints
> >
> >
> > > With all of the talk about film scanners, thought I would share what
I'm
> > doing.  I've been flatbed scanning b&w prints ,( from the past 25 years)
> > with a UMAX Mirage SEII, both 8x10 and 11x14 inch prints as it will scan
> > print sizes up to 12 x 17.  I am scanning so that I print at a minimum
of
> > 300 dpi.  I'm making mostly 15 inch wide prints, from prints done in
various
> > formats thru the years, 35mm, 2,1/4, and 4x5 & 8x10 contact prints... I
am
> > getting, which I believe, is great quality.  In most cases I like the
inkjet
> > print better than the original, and I am a very good wet print maker.
> > People are telling me that I am sacrificing quality by scanning prints,
but
> > quite frankly I know that should be the case, but I can't imagine seeing
any
> > more detail in the print than I am seeing now. ( I sent a few prints to
> > Jerry Olson to view and I don't believe that he would have known the
prints
> > were done by scanning a print rather than a negative.)
> > > It is much easier for me to access the prints rather than search thru
25
> > years worth of negatives, which is the main reason I'm doing it this
way,
> > also, tho because the prints look so darn good.
> > > So for those of you wanting to convert prints that you have on hand,
don't
> > overlook flatbed scanning, you don't need that $5000.00 scanner to
produce
> > great looking work.
> > > I'm printing b&w with a 1280, CIS and MIS 6 color dyes on LPM.
> > > David Aschkenas
> > >
> > >
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