Re: [Digital BW] scanner for 4x5
2001-10-26 by shashinka@aol.com
Hi Richard: I d highly recomend the Epson 1680 pro USB or Firewire(about 30% faster as per Macaddict). The results I ve sen from 4x5 chromes are excellent and
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RE: [Digital BW] Re: BW printing problems/ Anyone overcome these??
2001-10-26 by Nij
I have seen a couple of nice prints from Spectratones on glossy media - I would say that the colour is neutral until you get the wrong light and then you do
RE: [Digital BW] scanner for 4x5
2001-10-26 by Austin Franklin
... The T2500 IS a very good scanner for a non-dedicated film scanner, no doubt. I don t believe it is really that close to a high end dedicated film scanner,
RE: [Digital BW] BW printing problems/ Anyone overcome these?
2001-10-26 by Nij
Hi Ben, ... That s your view... ... You have experienced unusual performance from your printer ink combination then. ... I don t hide from the fact that I am a
Re: [Digital BW] Re: ART and LIFE
2001-10-26 by Todd Flashner
Touché, I agree with you 100%! A little jousting is good sport! Todd
Re: [Digital BW] Re: BW printing problems/ Anyone overcome these?
2001-10-26 by Todd Flashner
... Tyler COM s Tyler, that s not fair! I m tired of this innuendo. You say you don t want to duke it out, but then go on to imply my opinion is tainted. Well
Re: [Digital BW] scanner for 4x5
2001-10-26 by Jerry Olson
Leafscan is great, but VERY slow. Agfa T2500 is almost as good, not quite. A great scanner though. Jerry
Re: [Digital BW] Re: ART and LIFE
2001-10-26 by Steadman Uhlich
Todd, It comes from my old days as a competitive fencer (epee) and not being afraid to dive in after carefully disregarding (oxymoron) the risk. Some risks
Re: [Digital BW] Problems with Piezo? It gets hot in the kitchen.
2001-10-26 by Jerry Olson
Well, I d LIKE to have the latest and greatest, but some things mean absolutely nothing to me. I can t imagine when I d ever use any mode but single shot. And
Re: [Digital BW] Re: ART and LIFE
2001-10-26 by Todd Flashner
Believe me, It ONLY gets me into trouble... Besides, you seem to find yourself in as much trouble as I do, so you must be doing something right. ;-) Todd
Desperately Seeking Ternahan
2001-10-26 by Steadman Uhlich
Hello Trish, I have something I want to ask you off forum. Please send me your email address. To: steadmanuhlich@knology.net Thanks, Steadman [Non-text
Re: scanner for 4x5
2001-10-26 by Tyler Boley
Richard, the discrepancy between Mark s and my post is an important consideration. Grain structure, I suspect it plays a role in Mark s work and not mine. The
Re: [Digital BW] Re: ART and LIFE
2001-10-26 by Tim Spragens
I m sure he heard them in his mind s ear. Tim ... -- Tim Spragens http://www.borderless-photos.com & http://www.borderless-photos.de
RE: [Digital BW] Re: scanner for 4x5
2001-10-26 by Austin Franklin
... Tell your friends to set the exposure time to minimum when they are scanning negatives (both B&W and color). That makes for VERY fast scans (especially
Re: [Digital BW] Re: ART and LIFE
2001-10-26 by Tim Spragens
The act of creation without an audience is an act of self-gratification. The great beauty of art is that it can impregnate long after the creator is dead. Tim
RE: [Digital BW] Re: scanner for 4x5
2001-10-26 by Austin Franklin
... Hum. I d get the Leafscan ;-) IMO, it doesn t get any better than this for B&W scanning since it doesn t scan B&W in RGB, but using a single neutral
Re: scanner for 4x5
2001-10-26 by Mark Tucker
... $2,000, or ... Richard, I ve owned the Agfa2500. I was not impressed. Everybody yells at me for slamming this scanner, but it did not produce sharp grain.
Re: scanner for 4x5
2001-10-26 by Tyler Boley
... snip... ... Richard, I can vouch for the T2500. After you get a handle on the clunky software, and get all the prefs set up right, it s a winner in that
Re: [Digital BW] Re: ART and LIFE
2001-10-26 by Todd Flashner
... The act of creation without an audience is an act of self-expression. ... The creation of works for our legacy is where the self-gratification comes into
[Digital BW] Re: BW printing problems/ Anyone overcome these?
2001-10-26 by Tyler Boley
... Yes, you did. It was just curious to me why, when I mention the only viable product available as a solution to the posted problems , it seemed to be
Re: [Digital BW] Re: ART and LIFE
2001-10-26 by Steadman Uhlich
Extreeeemly good riposte there Todd! Wish I was as articulate and quick with a line. Steadman ... From: Todd Flashner To:
Re: [Digital BW] Re: ART and LIFE
2001-10-26 by Tim Spragens
I d agree with your rhetorical question - that an act of creation does not become a work of art until it is received by another. It doesn t mean that it isn t
ImaJet Paper
2001-10-26 by Colin Anderson
Has anyone tried this paper? You can buy pre-scored packs of 200gsm, A4 or A5 size for making greetings cards. I may buy a pack and try it with VM. If I do,
scanner for 4x5
2001-10-26 by Richard Wolfson
I m staring at more than a hundred recently shot 4x5 negatives waiting for digital printing, and wishing for a better 4x5 film scanner than my
Re: [Digital BW] Re: ART and LIFE
2001-10-26 by Todd Flashner
I d argue that criticism, or emotion in a work of art lies in the perception as such by an outside audience , but art is made manifest upon creation. An
Re: [Digital BW] Re: ART and LIFE
2001-10-26 by Todd Flashner
Are Beethoven s later works diminished because he never heard them performed? Todd
Re: [Digital BW] Re: BW printing problems/ Anyone overcome these?
2001-10-26 by Todd Flashner
... Tyler I hope I didn t come across as challenging to your sentiment or advice. I tried to be fair to the product and mention what I did see as it s upside.
Re: [Digital BW] Problems with Piezo? It gets hot in the kitchen.
2001-10-26 by Steadman Uhlich
Jerry, That depends on who is paying for it. Newspapers that have top or not top photojournalists are looking for a camera with solid body, decent image
Re: [Digital BW] Problems with Piezo? It gets hot in the kitchen.
2001-10-26 by Jerry Olson
Thanks Alejandro. The lens is available now at B&H for $1799. Eight thousand is in my opinion way out of line for a digital camera with only 4.2 megapixels.
Re: [Digital BW] Sharpening halos, was Problems with Piezo?
2001-10-26 by Jerry Olson
Hi Todd, Well, I don t care for halos at all, and try to do everything I can to eliminate the obvious ones, such as you d find between a rock and a sky, or a
Re: [Digital BW] Re: ART and LIFE
2001-10-26 by Steadman Uhlich
I completely agree with Todd on this one. I feel the art is in the creation, not the exhibition, not the critique, not the write-up in a journal or gallery
Re: [Digital BW] Problems with Piezo? It gets hot in the kitchen.
2001-10-26 by Alejandro Montiel
Hello: Two german magazines have run articles on the EOS 1-D this month and the price they report is 16000 deutsch Marks, which should be about $8 thousand.
Re: [Digital BW] Sharpening halos, was Problems with Piezo?
2001-10-26 by Todd Flashner
... I often hear these sharpening halos spoken of as though they are a bad thing. I thought they were the foundation of unsharp masking. The mind is fooled
Re: [Digital BW] Re: ART and LIFE
2001-10-26 by ternahan
Ah, but do you(we) not see our own work? Do you(we) not respond, react and keep making art?
[Digital BW] Re: BW printing problems/ Anyone overcome these?
2001-10-26 by Tyler Boley
... http://www.lincolninks.com/ ... Despite conjecture to the contrary, neither longevity nor metamerism are strict dye vrs pigment issues. ... It does,
Re: [Digital BW] Re: ART and LIFE
2001-10-26 by Todd Flashner
... So a person who creates work purely for their own enjoyment, for the love of the act rather than the result, is not an artist, and their creations are
Re: [Digital BW] Problems with Piezo? It gets hot in the kitchen.
2001-10-26 by Jerry Olson
I meant that when enlarged on the monitor to 16 inches wide it looked as good as it did at 12 inches wide. I then printed the center part of a 16x24 print and
Re: [Digital BW] Problems with Piezo? It gets hot in the kitchen.
2001-10-26 by Jerry Olson
Hi Todd, The sharpen filter I m speaking of is in KAI s power tools Version 6, and is called the Equalizer . Use the bounding sharpener, not the equalizer. I
Re: [Digital BW] Problems with Piezo? It gets hot in the kitchen.
2001-10-26 by Jerry Olson
I know Austin, but these shots are very remarkable for a 3.25 megapixel camera. I couldn t believe how much sharper the images can be when you use the KAI s
Re: [Digital BW] WooHoo/ Paul
2001-10-26 by Jerry Olson
I believe there were 19 variations of the cool curve before Paul finally went with it as the final one. Jerry
Re: [Digital BW] Problems with Piezo? It gets hot in the kitchen.
2001-10-26 by Steadman Uhlich
Jerry, Your post made me smile. I am so glad you are happy with it. Now go make art! Yes, the grainless look is something that may take a little adjustment on
Re: [Digital BW] Problems with Piezo? It gets hot in the kitchen.
2001-10-26 by Todd Flashner
... Could one of you explain this sharpener? Is it based upon sharpening edges to a greater degree than flat areas? I presume it s part of a package from Kai
Re: [Digital BW] Re: BW printing problems/ Anyone overcome these??
2001-10-26 by Todd Flashner
... I wasn t crazy about the samples they provided me. The product certainly showed potential, like deep blacks and a uniform neutral color, but the prints on
RE: [Digital BW] Problems with Piezo? It gets hot in the kitchen.
2001-10-26 by Austin Franklin
... Yes, it IS very sharp...but...there is a caveat. If you actually compare the image to a film image of the same thing, it is lacking in detail from my
Re: [Digital BW] Re: Problems with Piezo? It gets hot in the kitchen.
2001-10-26 by Steadman Uhlich
Hello Ben, I did not flame anyone. Since you took it personally, I will refer specifically to your post (you say this was your first post asking for advice)
Re: [Digital BW] Problems with Piezo? It gets hot in the kitchen.
2001-10-26 by Jerry Olson
Hlo Steadman, Well, as usual, your advice was wonderful. Just tested the D-30 on some close ups of my cat with the canon macro lenses. Used the KTP Bounding
greenies
2001-10-26 by Julian Thomas
Just for those keeping count of this sort of thing - I am now a member of the piezo greenie club. Julian ... Julian Thomas Bruc 168-6-1 08037 Barcelona Gallery
Re: [Digital BW] WooHoo/ Paul
2001-10-26 by Todd Flashner
... Paul, I forgot to let you know that your VMM11 curve set was a subtle but definite improvement over the prior set, so you should probably add them to the
Re: [Digital BW] 1270, 1200 or 1160 and MIS VM ink?
2001-10-26 by Jerry Olson
1160 4 color printers are Sharper, 6 color printers are smoother, but just a TINY little bit. 1160 s are great with MIS inks and Paul s curves. Jerry
Re: Problems with Piezo? It gets hot in the kitchen.
2001-10-26 by b_wwuk@yahoo.com
... I assume you refer to my recent post. First, I was not whining. I joined this list to seek advice. I have had a bad experience with Piezo. Are you