Re: B&W Scanning Quality
2007-12-26 by jamesdsteele2001
In the business world in which I lived for many years we had a saying, Quality, time, cost. Pick two! Fine scanning, like fine printing is as much art as
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Re: [Digital BW] Epson's Premium/Enhanced Matte and Red River Aurora Art natural
2007-12-26 by Richard Smallfield
Hi Kevin, I ve only tested Aurora Natural, not used it a lot. But I found that the Entrada Natural had better blacks, so ordered some boxes of that paper and
Re: ...RIP inkjet printing...
2007-12-26 by pjb74nz
I would like to add my view on this. First of all I love high quality printed photos. But only good arty ones. I also like when visiting showrooms to see a
Re: [Digital BW] Epson's Premium/Enhanced Matte and Red River Aurora Art natural
2007-12-26 by Kevin
Interesting, Richard. As you ve used both, can you tell me a little bit more about the Aurora Natural vs. the Entrada Natural?
[Digital BW] Re: Epson's Premium/Enhanced Matte and Red River Aurora Art natural
2007-12-26 by Kevin
well, as you know, the Aurora Natural is already more yellow. How will the yellowing of EEM effect the print itself? Also, which paper (with the R2400 inks)
Follow Up Questions
2007-12-26 by Kevin
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RE: [Digital BW] Re: Epson's Premium/Enhanced Matte and Red River Aurora Art natural
2007-12-26 by Paul Roark
... I always think of them as the same, but Jim Doyle (Shades of Paper), Diana York (Hawk Mt.), or some of the others are much more qualified to respond than I
[Digital BW] Re: Epson's Premium/Enhanced Matte and Red River Aurora Art natural
2007-12-26 by Juan Riera
Paul, Just fot info, could you please tell what s the difference between papers called as 100% rag and 100% coton ? Are they the same? Thanks, I m just
Re: [Digital BW] Epson's Premium/Enhanced Matte and Red River Aurora Art natural
2007-12-26 by boping_xie@ea.epson.com
... From: Richard Smallfield [r.smallfield@paradise.net.nz] Sent: 12/26/2007 12:24 AM ZE12 To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re:
Re: [Digital BW] Re: B&W Scanning Quality
2007-12-25 by Peter De Smidt
... I didn t say or imply damn all labs. I did generalize about consumer labs, but furthermore I pointed out the sample size and presented reasoning as to
scanning
2007-12-25 by Peter De Smidt
What do you consider a fair price to be then that meet your ... I have a Nikon Coolscan V and a Canon 9950f. I use an FH-3 holder or custom holders,
Re:Damned good glossy prints
2007-12-25 by the_des_bois
Bonjour Paul, Well I don t think Carl will mind. :-) Your answer is very exhaustive and allows me to understand what goes on behind the scene. Many thanks for
Re: [Digital BW] Re: B&W Scanning Quality
2007-12-25 by Arthur Fink
... and with the broad sweep of an irresponsible pen, damn all labs. There are, of course, excellent professional solutions out there. Nancy Scans is
RE: [Digital BW] Re: B&W Scanning Quality
2007-12-25 by Eric Neilsen
Peter, You claim to have a fair bit of experience both in photography and in scanning. What do you consider a fair price to be then that meet your needs?
RE: [Digital BW] Re: B&W Scanning Quality
2007-12-25 by Eric Neilsen
Two issues John. Labs are just like any other business; there are good ones and bad ones with degrees of each. For far too many of their customers the most
RE: [Digital BW] Re:Damned good glossy prints
2007-12-25 by Paul Roark
Denis, I don t mean to answer for Carl, but be sure not to use my original PKN that is on the MIS Roark s Lab page
Re: [Digital BW] Re: B&W Scanning Quality
2007-12-25 by Peter De Smidt
It takes awhile to learn the idiosyncrasies of scanning. Having worked in two consumer labs, they only do the most basic of training, and they buy the most
[Digital BW] Re:Damned good glossy prints
2007-12-25 by the_des_bois
Carl, Is the ink you are referring to as MIS RCNTL-4-PKN is: PKN - Ultratone Photo Black Neutral - Paul has discovered that, by adding some archival blue
[Digital BW] Re: B&W Scanning Quality
2007-12-25 by djon43
Mark, It s hard for me to believe a really good lab owner/operator (yourself) thinks labs in general do a good job. Presumably your work is at least
RE: [Digital BW] Re: Epson's Premium/Enhanced Matte and Red River Aurora Art natural
2007-12-25 by Paul Roark
... It s now re-names (again) to Ultra Premium Presentation Paper Matte. ... The main variable in fading appears to be the inks, not the paper. Pigments are
Re: [Digital BW] Epson's Premium/Enhanced Matte and Red River Aurora Art natural
2007-12-25 by Richard Smallfield
... Sorry if that was misleading - I meant that the PremierArt, not the Enhanced Matte, is double-sided. Richard
Re: [Digital BW] Re: Epson's Premium/Enhanced Matte and Red River Aurora Art natural
2007-12-25 by Richard Smallfield
... Hi, Archival Matte and Enhanced Matte are the same thing. In my country, up to A3+ it s called Archival Matte and above that it s called Enhanced Matte. In
Re: Epson's Premium/Enhanced Matte and Red River Aurora Art natural
2007-12-25 by Juan Riera
... the Aurora Art for my ... and slightly better ... I understand you re talking about EEM paper but not about Epson Archival Matte Paper. I have been using
Re: [Digital BW] Epson's Premium/Enhanced Matte and Red River Aurora Art natural
2007-12-25 by Richard Smallfield
... I changed from Enhanced Matte to PremierArt Matte BW for portfolio and daily printing. It doesn t yellow as badly as EEM and has better handing of shadows
Re: [Digital BW] Re: B&W Scanning Quality
2007-12-25 by Mark Savoia
I am a lab and resent that. Don t assume that because you have had bad results, it is a global thing. Mark
Re: [Digital BW] Re: B&W Scanning Quality
2007-12-25 by Ernst Dinkla
... It does a lot but not smooth out grain or it must be a matte emulsion layer that will show less light diffraction by wet mounting. -- Met vriendelijke
Re: Epson's Premium/Enhanced Matte and Red River Aurora Art natural
2007-12-25 by robert49brake
... fact ... Hello Kevin, the EEM will yellow pretty rapidly. take a fresh sheet out, cover half of it and leave it out for a week. You won t even have to
Epson's Premium/Enhanced Matte and Red River Aurora Art natural
2007-12-25 by Kevin
What do I need to know about these two papers for B&W printing on my R2400? In the past I ve used the Epson Enhanced Matte for daily printing and the Aurora
Re: B&W Scanning Quality
2007-12-25 by djon43
The 4000 was, like 5000, especially suited to long rolls. It had focus difficulties that were solved by 5000. Ice does a great job with mild scratches, but if
Re: B&W Scanning Quality
2007-12-25 by djon43
Having overstated my point, I must apologize to the lab owners out there who may hire skilled people, DO pay comparably to automotive mechanics, and train
Re: B&W Scanning Quality
2007-12-24 by screamingeo
For the best quality with B+W negatives, get a scanner with fluid mount capabilities. Most, if not all, of the scratches will be removed, and it will even
Re: B&W Scanning Quality
2007-12-24 by djon43
If you want good work, especially from small and medium format, avoid labs at all costs. Get a scanner. Do it yourself. Ask your lab tech how much s/he s paid.
RE: [Digital BW] B&W Scanning Quality
2007-12-24 by Eric Neilsen
Well, for a dollar a scan what does one really expect? This is the typical lab problem. If you happen to either learn their sweet spot, already shot within it,
Re: B&W Scanning Quality
2007-12-24 by Jack
... silly. If ... Whoops! Somehow parts of my message didn t get posted. The missing part was something like: I rely on the sales people at Samy s and Calumet
Re: B&W Scanning Quality
2007-12-24 by Jack
... That s a ridiculous statement. Jack
Canon i9100
2007-12-24 by Paul Roark
A generous forum member loaned me this Canon to see how an Eboni-based inkset might work on it. This is a dye-based hextone printer. In many ways it is very
Re: [Digital BW] B&W Scanning Quality
2007-12-24 by nsams2002
Eric asked: Norm, How much did these high quality scans cost? To answer, the cost would have been a dollar per image. By the way, the store owner was
Re: Anyone using large format Canon or HP printers?
2007-12-24 by john dean
There have alway been problems associated with the 4000 series Epsons. Clogging and ink waste is the number one complaint. I have a friend who has a studio
Re: Anyone using large format Canon or HP printers?
2007-12-24 by Carl Geisler
There is a site that is full of information on the large format Canon s : http://canonipf.wikispaces.com/ Carl [Non-text portions of this message have been
Re: [Digital BW] B&W Scanning Quality
2007-12-24 by Harry Lockwood
Brian, Can you point me to info on a fluid mount for the Nikon? Harry ... -- Harry F. Lockwood [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: B&W Scanning Quality
2007-12-24 by john kelly
THANKS for the link to TONY SLEEP... http://tonysleep. co.uk Wish I made such good connections with subjects. I hope it s a matter of dues being paid :-)
Re: B&W Scanning Quality
2007-12-24 by Jerry L. Hadam
... Hello Tony, I haven t seen your name in pixels in a while. Glad to see you pop up on this list. Still haven t gotten back into motorcycles much, kids you
Re: Anyone using large format Canon or HP printers?
2007-12-24 by djon43
It s an Edsel. What else is new? Think of the rotten Canons and HPs that have been peddled in the same time-frame. Life s tough in the fast lane.
Re: ...RIP inkjet printing...
2007-12-24 by djon43
Here s part of Sony s story...talks about what s not possible in camera with Nikon, Canon et al..doesn t talk about TV..
Re: Anyone using large format Canon or HP printers?
2007-12-24 by Tyler Boley
everyone I know with 4000s have had similar stories. The only one I ve personally used, with K7s, seemed fine for the most part, but I m only around it a week
Re: Anyone using large format Canon or HP printers?
2007-12-24 by Tony Bonanno
Hi Lou, Like you, I had three Epson 4000 s go through my studio. Major hassles and problems, tremendous ink wastage and down time due to nozzle clogs, air in
Re: Anyone using large format Canon or HP printers?
2007-12-24 by Louis Dina
Peter, I bought a brand new 4000, and Epson sent me 2 rebuilt machines after the first one proved to be a dog. All three have been lemons. Nothing but
Re: Anyone using large format Canon or HP printers?
2007-12-24 by pjb74nz
As a follow up Louis on the problem with inkjet inks have a look at this link which may help you make an informed decision.
Re: ...RIP inkjet printing...
2007-12-24 by Greg
This post makes a certain amount of sense. Having an image displayed as a light source has always been something that I liked. Especially having a big
Re: [Digital BW] B&W Scanning Quality
2007-12-24 by Brian Mikiten
Sorry...I thought we were discussing the 9000ED. Brian