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2003-01-13 by Bob_Michaels <Bob@BobMichaels.org>
Keith: Doesn t your logic apply as well to Gilette practically giving away razors and charging dearly for the blades? I m a real believer that open markets,
2003-01-13 by Wayne J. Cosshall
Keith, You make excellent points. Also imaging the situation where the chipping was 100% effective. No third party inks. That would leave us with no choices
2003-01-13 by Ken Carney
... I don t know, other than the Portra being sold only in a box of five (35mm and 120). If you ever plan to print on photo paper, I recall that Portra is
2003-01-12 by Marcel Laufer
Again, I m relatively inexperienced and unsophisticated (no this is not one of those porno lines). I have been unhappy with my B&W scans and noticed that a
2003-01-12 by Stephen Kobrin <skobrin@hotmail.com>
Ken, What is the realtionship between Portra and TCN 400?? There is one other disadvantage of chromogenic films -- you are dependent on a processing lab. I
2003-01-12 by Steven Karafyllakis <stevek@evcom.net>
Paul; I ve always been a bit of a contrarian when it comes to dry- mounting. My feeling is the primary function of an art piece is to be on display, hopefully
2003-01-12 by frankg_photo <fh.gross@sympatico.ca>
I cant quite get the hang of using Polaroid s Dust & Scratches program (free). Anyone using it that can offer a few tips, pointers or a tutorial ?
2003-01-12 by Hans Nohlberg
Hi Have been lurking some months on this list. It has helped me a lot with several things. Thanks all. My problem is now - what shall I answer my customers
2003-01-12 by Tom O'Connell <TomOC@softhome.net>
It s a great book...Amazon has it at a very good price Tom O Connell ... title, I ... toning ... was ... save ... think ... Paul ... send
2003-01-12 by Ken Carney
Steve, give Kodak Portra 400 B&W a try also. It also has that lush look, something like a Plus-X neg. I m pretty impressed with the detail. Plus, it works
2003-01-12 by Ken Carney
For what it s worth, here is my take on this. The management of business corporations, especially publicly-held companies, is charged with making a profit.
2003-01-12 by Stephen Kobrin <skobrin@hotmail.com>
Roger, I use both super XP2 and Ilford fp 4&5. I really like XP2, especially shot at 320 rather than 400. While there are others who are better at the
2003-01-12 by Editor P.O.V. Image Service
... OK, let s talk ETHICS instead of $$ in your pocket... Since using $ as a measure of ethics gets us ENRON etc.. The fact is that a market with
2003-01-12 by penland.walpen@mindspring.com
i recall a discussion about tearing deckle edged paper some time ago and found today a knife with slightly blunted blade to help give a more friendly edge to
2003-01-12 by randy laskody
I picked up a book last night at borders called (the digital photolab, advanced BW techniques using photoshop) by george schaub, silver pixel press. I havent
2003-01-12 by Roger Sopher <rlsopher@comcast.net>
I have used XP1 in the past (when I still had a darkroom) and wasn t overly impressed compared to what I could do with large & medium format Tri-X but that was
2003-01-12 by Martin Sluka
There is simple test which is non destructive to sheet - use a sharp blade (cutter) and scare with caution surface of paper in a corner of sheet. The coated
2003-01-12 by Jerry Olson
Harald Johnson is the author, Mastering Digital Printing is the title, I think Amazon has it. The book is illustrated by many photographers. Paul has some
2003-01-12 by Thomas Fors
... I suspect the dark cyan and magenta are not used by IP because they re just not needed to produce a neutral print. I think the key to reducing metamerism
2003-01-12 by Sam A. McCandless
Does this scotch-tape method work on Museo too? Thanks. Sam Sam McCandless samcc@vom.com
2003-01-12 by peter nelson
... Metamerism is a physical property of the ink; you can t fix it with workflow. Metamerisms occur when the shape of the spectral response curve of two
2003-01-12 by Bob_Michaels <Bob@BobMichaels.org>
Shilesh: I m very happy shooting and scanning Ilford XP2 @ 400 (but in 35mm). I could probably be just as happy using TCN. Long scale, no real grain issues but
2003-01-12 by plnelson2003 <peter@studio-nelson.com>
... software for ... black, ... excellent job at ... You ve mentioned the metamerism problem several times. But metamerism is a physical property of the ink.
2003-01-12 by Robert Rex
... all, Another less distasteful method is with scotch tape. Burnish a piece of scotch tape onto the corner of a sheet. Pull up the tape and if the tape has
2003-01-12 by Ernst Dinkla
... From: Ernst Dinkla To: Sent: Saturday, January 11, 2003 12:16 PM Subject: Re:
2003-01-12 by digibertnl <henk_wolters@hotmail.com>
Hello Jon, Since we all are after the perfect B&W print Pls could you inform us about your workflow in getting pefect B&W prints in using particular the 2200
2003-01-12 by Ernst Dinkla
... as ... the ... dmax ... I d ... Since yesterday I have the Wasatch SoftRip upgrade to 4.5. It has a 3D profile viewer included that allows comparing two
2003-01-12 by Gary Benson
About five days ago I put a new black MIS FS cartridge in my Epson 980 and have been unable to get a clean nozzle check for the black cartridge ever since. My
2003-01-12 by Thomas Fors
... From: ... You will find a lot of discussion on this in the archives. Without spending any additional money, you might try
2003-01-12 by Marcel Laufer
A few days ago someone on this forum recommended an article (or was it a book?) on digital B&W printing (scanning too?). I meant to save the email it was
2003-01-12 by Paul Roark
Steve, ... No, I haven t tested them. ... That is what I ve heard. Collectors and conservators hate the dry mounting or any non-reversible process. However,
2003-01-12 by Paul Roark
... The tip of your tongue will stick on the coated side. Paul http://www.PaulRoark.com
2003-01-12 by Steven Karafyllakis <stevek@evcom.net>
Hello Shilesh; yuo wrote; I recently bought a 6 x 9 camera and a Polaroid SprintScan 120 ... Well here s my 2c worth: I m a fine-grain freak, never could stand
2003-01-12 by Steven Karafyllakis <stevek@evcom.net>
Paul; Thanks for your as usual thoughtful and thourough reply. I m actually more relieved than dissapointed to hear your results, I wasn t at all looking
2003-01-12 by Steven Karafyllakis <stevek@evcom.net>
Hello all, I have the five beta-testers I wanted (there, doesn t that sound more dignified?) and UPS willing, I should get the test cartridges out to them by
2003-01-12 by Steven Karafyllakis <stevek@evcom.net>
I ve tested the 780 870, 1280, no problem. My guess is you ll find all the current and recent drivers do if something as cheap as the 780 will let you define
2003-01-12 by Thomas Keesling
Eddie asked: Is there a less distasteful way to tell which side is coated? Use a loupe and you ll see that one side is smoother and you can t distinguish
2003-01-12 by Clayton Jones <cj@cjcom.net>
Hello Eddie, ... side? The paper has a curve to it and the coating is on the concave side. That s what I usually look for. You can also mark lightly with a
2003-01-12 by Clayton Jones <cj@cjcom.net>
Hello Shilesh, ... That s a tall order. There are many good films and each has its adherents. The only way to know for sure what they are like and which you
2003-01-12 by Austin Franklin
Hi Ken, ... That may make your car not able to meet pollution regulations though, which would be a legal violation. I think it s different in our (meaning
2003-01-12 by plnelson2003 <peter@studio-nelson.com>
I m new to this forum and new to the Epson 2200 (I just got mine 3 days ago). I want to get advice on the best method for getting the most neutral BW prints
2003-01-12 by Ken Carney
There is always a way . Our Porsche dealer offered to replace the CC converter system to a tuned exhaust if I wouldn t tell . No problemo. ... From:
2003-01-12 by Austin Franklin
... That should say somehow considers bypassing the chipped cartridges a violation...
2003-01-12 by Austin Franklin
Hi Ken, ... Agreed %100. ... There are two issues with that. Consumables of this nature should not be proprietary. I have a problem with putting in place
2003-01-12 by Paul Roark
Steve, ... The coatings I have tested -- acrylic and polyurethane -- appear to have no substantial effect on fade and warm-shifting characteristics. However,
2003-01-12 by ingamom <ingamom@yahoo.com>
I am currently running the Cone sepia ink set with a CIS in my 1280 printer. I want to switch to the MIS VM sepia ink set. Can anyone tell me (in detail) how
2003-01-12 by Jerry Olson
Although I hate system X and went back to 9.2.2, I did use system x for a couple weeks, and photoshop was much faster in system x. I d say at least twice as
2003-01-12 by Jerry Olson
the 1280 and 1160 have no trouble at all printing 12x36 panoramas. I haven t tried anything longer. Jerry
2003-01-12 by Jerry Olson
Yes, it works great. There s nothing in paper that can hurt you. Be sure your tongue is fairly dry before tasting. Jerry
2003-01-12 by Jerry Olson
Good luck with Jaguar. I went back to system 9.2.2 There were way too many bugs and things that didn t work correctly in system X, especially third party