Re: Expectation vs. Reality
2011-06-17 by horstenj
It s by no means the silver bullet but, in addition to all the other factors mentioned, I find the lens sharpness correction of Dxo very valuable. Gives a very
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Re: Expectation vs. Reality
2011-06-17 by Daniel Hein
This has been a very helpful thread to me. Thank you to all who contributed. Here is my takeaway. The larger the print, the more technical details become
Re: [Digital BW] Expectation vs. Reality
2011-06-16 by mrjimbo
I had no trouble at all getting where you were going.. j ... From: E.Neilsen To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2011
RE: [Digital BW] Expectation vs. Reality
2011-06-16 by E.Neilsen
Thanks for understanding my piss poor typing from yesterday jimbo. Eric Neilsen Eric Neilsen Photography 4101 Commerce Street, Suite 9 Dallas, TX 75226
Re: [Digital BW] Expectation vs. Reality
2011-06-16 by mrjimbo
Jeeze what I great thread.. read it down to Ernst.. so many great little pieces.. Well I m totally immersed into digital but still shoot 6x7, 6x12, 4x5 and
Re: [Digital BW] Expectation vs. Reality
2011-06-16 by Ernst Dinkla
While I have a 5D MK II full frame and use it from time to time for reproductions I have been quite amazed of some reproduction work of a color drawing done
Re: [Digital BW] Expectation vs. Reality
2011-06-16 by Richard Smallfield
Hi Dan, first of all, it s worth reading a couple of books - Real World Image Sharpening my help you, as may Amadou Diallo s Mastering Digital BW Printing.
Re: Expectation vs. Reality
2011-06-15 by ben
I am finally able to produce the prints I have wanted to, for all of my 40 year career. I have shot film as big as 8x10, but never was able to make
Re: Expectation vs. Reality
2011-06-15 by mikepres999
... Try shooting with the enlargement in mind. Crop in the camera so you don t have to discard pixels. Low ISO (eg 100) means less noise so there is no need
Re: Expectation vs. Reality
2011-06-15 by Stephen Petegorsky
Dan: I think it s very difficult to answer your question, since there are so many variables. On the one hand, many people are quick to blame their tools for a
RE: [Digital BW] Expectation vs. Reality
2011-06-15 by E.Neilsen
In my mind your work flow is messed up. First were they RAW ? you speak no where if your develop process? Noise reduction should be the first thing you do.
Re: [Digital BW] Expectation vs. Reality
2011-06-15 by pdesmidt tds.net
I use film cameras all the time, mainly 6x7, 6x9 and 4x5. I also regularly use a D200. In my experience, the D200 does not have enough resolution to give a
Expectation vs. Reality
2011-06-14 by flambeauriver
I have had a Canon ipF5000 printer for several years. I like its output just fine, including B/W. Last week I saw a good price on Ilford Galerie Gold Fibre
[Digital BW] Re: Is Claria the best dye ink? was batch h1 Aardenburg test results are in
2011-06-11 by Paul
... ... It s a serious defect in the extreme forms. On a re-examination of the various test prints I ve recently made with the dye inks, I wanted to note that
Re: [Digital BW] Re: Is Claria the best dye ink? was batch h1 Aardenburg test results are in
2011-06-11 by Ernst Dinkla
... Paul, Ah, that is bad. It is interesting though that B&W dyes seem to be more prone to metamerism than pigment inks. Lyson, HP Vivera dye, Claria, in
Re: [Digital BW] Filters when shooting Black and White film
2011-06-11 by Mel
You convinced me that was the way to go with your remarks about colour film David - already knew of the reversal film problem as that was the way I used to do
[Digital BW] Re: Is Claria the best dye ink? was batch h1 Aardenburg test results are in
2011-06-11 by Paul
I tried some of the HP Vivera 72 gray and PK dyes in a 1400. Sadly, the HP dyes have some problems. The PK black only image is fairly good, but the gray is
Re: [Digital BW] Filters when shooting Black and White film
2011-06-10 by Mel
Thanks for that David, I ll have a look at your site.
Re: [Digital BW] Filters when shooting Black and White film
2011-06-10 by David Kachel
... in a Sprintscan 120, then editing in Picture window Pro. Is it preferable to use lens filters at the time of shooting(yellow, orange, red)or can the effect
Filters when shooting Black and White film
2011-06-10 by Mel
I am about to set up my old ETRSi for shooting B & W white film for scanning in a Sprintscan 120, then editing in Picture window Pro. Is it preferable to use
Problem with Epson 2400 driver fixed!
2011-06-10 by faeofavalon
I realize that this forum is mostly extremely advanced users but I thought I would just share what happened with my printer driver. There was a conflict with
Re: Panic sets in with new Epson R2400 driver
2011-06-10 by faeofavalon
Thank you Shilesh but when I select any of the premium paper settings, the Best Photo option automatically gets selected. I have never had a problem with
Re: Panic sets in with new Epson R2400 driver
2011-06-09 by shileshjani
AnneMarie, I think ABW can be selected only if in quality you select best photo or photo RPM, and that too depends on the paper you have selected. Try
Panic sets in with new Epson R2400 driver
2011-06-09 by faeofavalon
Hi all - This may be an obvious solution but I don t see it. I ve just downloaded the latest driver for my Epson R2400 and regardless of what paper I choose,
Re: Is Claria the best dye ink? -- Dye migration & humidity
2011-06-09 by John
... SNIP ... There you go, the definitive fading test that doesn t use light at all! ;-) John Nollendorfs
Re: Is Claria the best dye ink? -- Dye migration & humidity
2011-06-09 by Paul
... Yes, I just used tap water. ... I agree, the chlorine was probably a prime factor. I was not looking for fade with this experiment. I was curious about
Re: Is Claria the best dye ink? -- Dye migration & humidity
2011-06-09 by richardeskin
I don t remember back to your original post on this, but did you use tap water from a public drinking water system? Regulations require some amount of
Re: [Digital BW] Re: Mac, OVI hextone, 3800, print help please
2011-06-08 by David Kachel
... inappropriate printer profile (one for different inks altogether). If the results are exactly identical , then profiles are not be used properly by the
Re: Mac, OVI hextone, 3800, print help please
2011-06-08 by Myron Gochnauer
... I do not have the OVI ink system yet, although I am thinking about buying it. If I were in David s position, I would try printing with a completely
[Digital BW] Re: Is Claria the best dye ink? -- Dye migration & humidity
2011-06-08 by John
... SNIP A local photoshop switched from RA-4 to a Noritsu inkjet machine last year, but he tells me where he used to do about 400 rolls of film a week at the
Re: [Digital BW] Re: Mac, OVI hextone, 3800, print help please
2011-06-08 by David Kachel
... Sorry. Microsoft keeps insisting I should be typing hexane instead of hextone. David Kachel ___________________ Artist-Photographer Fine B&W Photographs
Re: [Digital BW] Re: Mac, OVI hextone, 3800, print help please
2011-06-08 by David Kachel
... suggestions, but it s not clear at all how you are printing in the QTR dialog options. OK so your curve is installed... are you selecting it, and it alone
[Digital BW] Re: Mac, OVI hextone, 3800, print help please
2011-06-08 by tboleyyh
David, I hate to go back to square one and possibly offend with entry level suggestions, but it s not clear at all how you are printing in the QTR dialog
[Digital BW] Re: Is Claria the best dye ink? -- Dye migration & humidity
2011-06-08 by Mark
... Thanks, not sure where I d go to print a test target on this machine, but it s an interesting development. I was actually anticipating that the DL machines
Re: [Digital BW] Re: Mac, OVI hextone, 3800, print help please
2011-06-08 by David Kachel
... a bunch of prints with the same curve they are all going to be the same. Well, that certainly makes sense. The one curve I have has entries for six gray
Re: [Digital BW] Re: Is Claria the best dye ink? -- Dye migration & humidity
2011-06-08 by Ernst Dinkla
... Mark, Yes, the 4x6 print from the minilab will be gone within a decade. Now they diversify the machines so other image carrying products can be made in
[Digital BW] Re: Mac, OVI hextone, 3800, print help please
2011-06-08 by Roy
The curves are what determine what ink gets on the paper. So if you made a bunch of prints with the same curve they are all going to be the same. Roy
Re: [Digital BW] Re: Mac, OVI hextone, 3800, print help please
2011-06-08 by David Kachel
... Thanks for responding. In the folder /Library/Printers/QTR/quadtone/Quad3800/ is the file OVI_3800_HPR.quad That is what I am using, or at least what I
Re: Mac, OVI hextone, 3800, print help please
2011-06-08 by Roy
David, You haven t given much of any indication what you are actually doing to print. If you have OVI inks and the appropriate curves its a pretty turnkey
RE: [Digital BW] Mac, OVI hextone, 3800, print help please
2011-06-07 by Tom Mallonee
Roy and I have talked about including the OVI profiles as part of the QTR setup, but for now OVI supplies them. They are somewhat unusual and difficult to make
[Digital BW] Re: Is Claria the best dye ink? -- Dye migration & humidity
2011-06-07 by Mark
... As you probably are aware, I tested the inkjet minlab output in 2008 for lightfastness. I don t think it has changed much since then. The Fuji and Noritsu
Re: [Digital BW] Mac, OVI hextone, 3800, print help please
2011-06-07 by Mike Finley
Sorry I can t help, as I have neither a Mac system nor the OVI inks or profiles, however you may be best served by asking OVI for support, if you haven t
Re: [Digital BW] Re: Is Claria the best dye ink? -- Dye migration & humidity
2011-06-07 by Ernst Dinkla
... accuracy retention is coveted. Typical consumers for the latest wireless all-in-one desktop printers that claim photo lab quality output are less fussy
Re: Is Claria the best dye ink? -- Dye migration & humidity
2011-06-07 by Paul
... I think we ve known for some time that humidity accelerates many aspects of image deterioration, but the potential magnitude of humidity as a variable
Re: [Digital BW] Re: Mac, OVI hextone, 3800, print help please
2011-06-07 by David Kachel
... (OVI s) would result in black-only prints. I don t. You misunderstood. I have no reason to think the ink set is at fault. ... software would. If you
RE: [Digital BW] Re: Mac, OVI hextone, 3800, print help please
2011-06-07 by Tom Mallonee
David, I m not sure why you would suspect that the particular monochromatic inkset (OVI s) would result in black-only prints. The OVI ink densities and
Re: Is Claria the best dye ink? -- Dye migration & humidity
2011-06-07 by Mark
... That s the first instance I ve heard of for humidity-induced fading. Usually, the high moisture content causes both lateral and vertical migration in the
Re: [Digital BW] Re: Mac, OVI hextone, 3800, print help please
2011-06-07 by David Kachel
Still getting absolutely nowhere. Is anyone printing from a Mac, with Photoshop CS5 using B&W only inks (not UC and not Piezo) through QTR? I need to know all
Re: [Digital BW] Re: Mac, OVI hextone, 3800, print help please
2011-06-06 by David Kachel
... Just signed on this morning. Haven t posted yet. Thanks. David Kachel ___________________ Artist-Photographer Fine B&W Photographs www.davidkachel.com
[Digital BW] Re: Mac, OVI hextone, 3800, print help please
2011-06-06 by tboleyyh
it s the Mac/Adobe/Epson color management nightmare. The file should have been untagged so conversion not possible, rather it should be assigned sRGB, then