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Blending Frames for Dynamic Range

2008-04-05 by Richard Smallfield

Hi, I don t know if this is OT, but I ve been blending images for ages (especially in night shots), using varying opacity on separate layers containing

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scanner or not

2008-04-05 by robertsonlauri

I have a Nikon 4000, and am very happy with it for vintage 35mm negatives--although far prefer VueScan to the Nikon software (less contrast, better tonal

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Re: Scanner or not

2008-04-04 by Robert Gaunt

I ve been using an Epson V700 for about a year now and am pretty happy with it - does batch (24 negative) scans pretty well. Used the V700s at Maine Workshops

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Re:Revised Paper Chase Article

2008-04-04 by arlenelove3@aol.com

Clayton, the MK rubbed off the H Fine Art Pearl the first day. Then it dried and I sprayed it with Printshield and the surface feels tougher than sprayed

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Best MIS PK for use in R1800

2008-04-04 by Roger

I m trying to figure out which PK to use in the R1800. Paul shared some advice here: http://www.paulroark.com/BW-Info/3MK-Glossy.pdf Initially I used MIS

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Re: [Digital BW] Red River Papers

2008-04-04 by Eddie Wiseman

MATT... IMHO, go for the Red River ULTRA-PRO SATIN 2.0..Very much like EPSON s semigloss , and works very well with the UT-2 INK set..I also use it for color

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Re: Red River Papers

2008-04-04 by pr_roark

In the non-OBA area, I think the Red River Aurora Natural is about the best bargain there is. The dmax is a bit modest, but still in the low 1.6 s. (I

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UT7 to Eboni-6: Flushing required?

2008-04-04 by Mark McCarvill

My 7600 uses UT7, with Eboni K, and the MIS funnel-fill carts. I understand that flushing is required when going from Ultrachrome to Eboni-6, but what about

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Re: [Digital BW] Re: HawkMountain papers

2008-04-04 by Ukko Heikkinen

Hi again Much obliged. Ukko Heikkinen ... From: Clayton Jones To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, April 04, 2008 11:44 AM Subject:

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Red River Papers

2008-04-04 by mbrouphy

I was looking over some of the specs for several of the papers carried or made by Red River and I m looking for some user advice. What kind of experience have

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RE: [Digital BW] Scanner or not

2008-04-04 by E Neilsen

I picked up 4 rolls of 35mm color film at WPPI in Las Vegas from Kodak that is meant for improved scans. I have yet to try it. That is a moving forward answer

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Re: [Digital BW] Scanner or not

2008-04-04 by Tony Sleep

... Nikon seem to be the only mainstream mfr. still in the prosumer filmscanner market. They re good but the LED lightsource is prone to grain aliasing on some

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Re: HawkMountain papers

2008-04-04 by Clayton Jones

... For some reason they keep changing the name of that paper. It was originally called Merlin Smooth. Then they changed it to Peregrine Smooth (Peregrine

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Re: [Digital BW] Re: Scanner or not

2008-04-04 by Ernst Dinkla

On wet mounting. It depends. For 35mm film I usually rely on the normal Nikon LS-8000 strip holder and no glass at all. Which was the subject of this thread as

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HawkMountain papers

2008-04-04 by Ukko Heikkinen

Hello Clayton Please help: I quote your article: Peregrine (used to be called Merlin) Smooth Hawkmountain lists only Peregrine Velvet 250. They have also:

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Re:Revised Paper Chase Article

2008-04-04 by Clayton Jones

Hello Arlene, Thanks for the good feedback. I m glad the articles are helpful ... Well, in my article I recommend using the VFA setting for all matte papers

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Re: Scanner or not

2008-04-04 by djon43

35mm Nikon V and 5000 are ordinarily grain-sharp, corner to corner without glass, but ends of strips are issues if the film is curley...which is the reason you

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Re:Revised Paper Chase Article

2008-04-03 by arlenelove3@aol.com

Thank you Clayton for your ongoing research and extreme generosity in sharing your knowledge. I m using K3 inks, Matte Black with HPR and have been very

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[Digital BW] Re: Scanner or not

2008-04-03 by William John Smith

... I have to agree with Dana on this one. I have been using a 9000 for over two years now with the glass carrier, both 35 mm and 120, and the focus is tack

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Did Epson Cool K3 LK and LLK?

2008-04-03 by Clayton Jones

Hello All, I recently replaced the LK and LLK in my 2400 and suddenly everything got cooler and I had to adjust ABW settings. What I used to get with 2,8 now

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RE: [Digital BW] K7 Gloss Order Link

2008-04-03 by George Pappas

Thank you for making this available, Tyler. I look forward to seeing the prints. George C. Pappas george@pappasonline.net (703) 268-3196 _____ From:

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Re: [Digital BW] Re: Scanner or not

2008-04-03 by Dana H. Myers

... That s not my experience with the Nikon LS-9000; the glass holder gives very good edge-to-edge sharpness without resorting to wet-mount. Dana

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Re: [Digital BW] Re: Scanner or not

2008-04-03 by Peter De Smidt

If you get a Nikon 35mm Film scanner, make sure to get an FH-3 film strip holder. They are not expensive. This allows you to scan 6 frame film strips, and it

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Re: [Digital BW] K7 Gloss Order Link

2008-04-03 by Tyler Boley

http://www.custom-digital.com/info/B05T8487finalprinterMONO.tif.zip Have a UCK3 setup here also, but thanks for the offer. Tyler ... we can ... so you ...

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[Digital BW] Re: Scanner or not

2008-04-03 by Roger

I ve never used the Plustek but have heard it has limited Dmax which should matter to you for scanning transparencies and some silver B&W negatives. I have

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Re: [Digital BW] Re: Scanner or not

2008-04-03 by Bill Morse

I don t have experience with the Plustek, so can t say. The Nikons and similar film scanners, OTOH, are very difficult (impossible?) to get focus across the

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Re: Scanner or not

2008-04-03 by dlruckus

I ve been using the Plustek for several years now and it does a very good job. Good enough, in fact, to exhibit just how disappointing some of my 35mm from the

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Re: [Digital BW] Scanner or not

2008-04-03 by James Strain

My Microtek 900i lost a solenoid and I then discovered, to my chagrin, that there are no Microtek service facilities in the USA. I could not recommend

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Re: Scanner or not

2008-04-03 by pr_roark

... David Brooks at Shutterbug tests a lot of these and is very enthused by the affordable Plustek 7200i. My experience is that the typical 4000 dpi of a film

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Re: [Digital BW] Scanner or not

2008-04-03 by Peter De Smidt

... Richard, what type of film are you scanning? Nikon Coolscan scanners (I have a V) are very good with fine-grained film, but not so good with grainy film.

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Re: [Digital BW] K7 Gloss Order Link

2008-04-03 by Michael King

Tyler, Are you willing to post the image (US letter 360 dpi) somewhere so we can download and print a version locally using Epson ABW PK to see how it

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Re: [Digital BW] Scanner or not

2008-04-03 by m revaldi

try microtek i900 or other type or nikol coolscan imnoexis! ... From: Richard To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com Sent:

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Scanner or not

2008-04-03 by Richard

Are there any good scanners for 35mm negatives or should as, what is the best for 35mm ? or is all photography pretty much gone to digital. -- Hate to sell of

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K7 Gloss Order Link

2008-04-03 by Tyler Boley

As I posted several weeks ago here- http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint/message/90802 I am interested in getting community feedback

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Revised Paper Chase Article

2008-04-02 by Clayton Jones

Hello All, The revised Great Paper Chase article is finally on line. It is now divided into 3 sections: the new section for K3 inks, the original Eboni

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LightZone

2008-04-02 by David Emerick

MacUpdate is running a 1/2 off promo of LightZone today. http://www.mupromo.com/deal/474/lightzone david emerick dnemerick@smcm.edu

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LightZone promo

2008-04-02 by David Emerick

MacUpdate is running a 1?2 off promo of LightZone today. http://www.mupromo.com/deal/474/lightzone david emerick dnemerick@smcm.edu

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Re: New Epson Paper

2008-04-02 by scott_now_coming

... It s probably the same paper as Epson Exhibition Fiber Paper http://seekingalpha.com/article/70771-internet-hoax-gooses-stock-market Scott

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