Re: Help....
2007-12-24 by Clayton Jones
Hello Arlene, ... It s not just you, there are a few others around . Unfortunately it s a familiar story. Some people don t mind that side of it, or at
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...RIP inkjet printing...
2007-12-24 by djon43
1) At 64, a dinosaur with 56 years of photo processing/printing experience, I m VERY happy with B&W and color inkjet (2200, OEM, QTR, CS2, Nikon & Epson
Re: Anyone using large format Canon or HP printers?
2007-12-24 by pjb74nz
Strange your having major problems. Most issues can be related to the user not knowing how to operate the printers. The Large format printer are quite
Re: B&W Scanning Quality
2007-12-24 by djon43
Do it yourself. Expecting good work from a photo store is silly. If they were competent they wouldn t be in that business.
Re: [Digital BW] B&W Scanning Quality
2007-12-24 by djon43
In view of the periodic vanishing and reappearance of Nikon scanners in dealer inventories, and statements from dealers (KEH) it s evident that there s a
Re: [Digital BW] B&W Scanning Quality
2007-12-24 by john dean
I shoot film totally also, 4x5, drum scanned. But the market for people buying ccd Nikon scanners for 35mm is quickly becoming a thing of the past. j
Re: [Digital BW] B&W Scanning Quality
2007-12-24 by AnnMarie Tornabene
And there are many of us that are still shooting film.... Mark Savoia, I just went to your website and I d like to pick your brain about some giclee work I
Re: [Digital BW] Anyone using large format Canon or HP printers?
2007-12-24 by john dean
You should check two sources for comments on user experience with the HPZ3100 - The Luminous Landscape forum and the yahoo large format inkjet printer list.
Re: Help....
2007-12-24 by Clayton Jones
Hello Rick, Very interesting story, thanks. Fortunately I never had any serious incidents like that but I m sensitive to fumes in general and had many
RE: [Digital BW] Anyone using large format Canon or HP printers?
2007-12-24 by Paul Roark
Hi Lou, The fact that Bowhaus is supporting the imagePROGRAF (iPF) line could be a factor. Paul www.PaulRoark.com _____ From:
RE: [Digital BW] Re: Help....
2007-12-24 by Paul Roark
Hi Arlene, I m not sure what the problem is with your printer, but when my printers have not been able to clean themselves, it s been the pump that has broken.
Re: [Digital BW] B&W Scanning Quality
2007-12-24 by Tony Sleep
... Absolutely not. It s slow and painful and takes a lot of post production, but I have managed to scan and print many negatives that were absolute swines
Re: [Digital BW] B&W Scanning Quality
2007-12-24 by James Irelan
... No, not at all, given a decent scanner and someone who knows how to work the software. You ll do better with competent use of the software and an average
Re: [Digital BW] Re: ... on darkrooms
2007-12-24 by James Irelan
... Never truer words spoken. James ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [Digital BW] B&W Scanning Quality
2007-12-24 by Mark Savoia
It is not about the current photographers, they may indeed be shooting much more digital, but about the millions of films, 35mm and larger, to have yet been
Re: [Digital BW] B&W Scanning Quality
2007-12-23 by john dean
And they aren t going to change. The market for scanning 35mm film is just about over, and no one is shooting 2 1/4 film commercially anymore. I m waiting for
Re: [Digital BW] B&W Scanning Quality
2007-12-23 by Tyler Boley
... Exactly. That they stated any other approach was custom was a clue. You should be able to do much better with little or no extra cost or effort just by
Re: [Digital BW] B&W Scanning Quality
2007-12-23 by Greg
... just over ... for $1200 ... Do you know of another 9000 for that price?
Re: [Digital BW] B&W Scanning Quality
2007-12-23 by Richard Sintchak
Used Nikon 4000 scanners are WAY less than that nowadays. I paid just over $1100 for mine new back around 5 years ago. Just got a used 9000 for $1200
RE: [Digital BW] Re: ... on darkrooms
2007-12-23 by Eric Neilsen
I wouldn t have suggested it had I not done it, see it done, etc. : ) There are many ways to do it. The Pictorico OHP is a good choice for both negs intended
Re: [Digital BW] B&W Scanning Quality
2007-12-23 by Brian Mikiten
The nikon hasn t changed in years. I just got one at $1800 plus $400 for a fluid mount. Brian
RE: [Digital BW] B&W Scanning Quality
2007-12-23 by Eric Neilsen
Norm, How much did these “high quality” scans cost? I have a Nikon 9000 and it works very well. Many, in fact FAR too many, scan operators could not punch
Anyone using large format Canon or HP printers?
2007-12-23 by Louis Dina
I ve finally given up on my Epson 4000. Mine (my 3rd actually) is totally unreliable. (Thanks anyway, but please, no suggestions on this thread on making it
Re: [Digital BW] Re: ... on darkrooms
2007-12-23 by ann clancy
Also, check out PDN negative making from Mark Nelson. we made a wide variety of digital negatives using inkject papers then contact printed them to Ilford RC
Re: [Digital BW] B&W Scanning Quality
2007-12-23 by Harry Lockwood
AnnMarie, Contact me any time if you need further info. Harry ... Harry F. Lockwood [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [Digital BW] B&W Scanning Quality
2007-12-23 by AnnMarie Tornabene
Harry - That actually makes a lot of sense. I haven t researched dedicated film scanners in a long time. Maybe I should look into it again, providing prices
Re: ... on darkrooms
2007-12-23 by Patrick Kealey
I concur with le Globe Trotteur using diginegs with silver works fine. Besides his work that I have just looked at briefly, another is Digital Negatives by
Re: [Digital BW] B&W Scanning Quality
2007-12-23 by Harry Lockwood
With a ³high end² Nikon scanner at 4000 ppi, that should not have happened. I suspect they did the scans with some auto levels or curves or the like. I get
Re: [Digital BW] Re: ... on darkrooms
2007-12-23 by Le Globe Trotteur
Digi negs work great with silver. I have a few prints in a gallery and they sell really good. They are even better because i used photoshop to improve the
Re: [Digital BW] Re: ... on darkrooms
2007-12-23 by Le Globe Trotteur
i use an epson r220 for silver print. the only thing i had to do is put a 3 filter in the enlarger. the epson r220 does not lay enough ink to block the light.
Re: [Digital BW] B&W Scanning Quality
2007-12-23 by AnnMarie Tornabene
Norm - excellent questions...I, too, wonder about the limitations of negative scanning. I have managed to get details but for some reason my 35mm negs scanned
Re: [Digital BW] Re: ... on darkrooms
2007-12-23 by AnnMarie Tornabene
But I honestly DON T want to go back to the darkroom albeit my ranting. And I really don t think digi negs work with silver prints. And I ll pass on the small
B&W Scanning Quality
2007-12-23 by nsams2002
I recently had a local photo store do some scanning for me of some B&W 35mm negatives. I was very disappointed with the results. Areas in shadow, the details
Re: [Digital BW] Re: ... on darkrooms
2007-12-23 by Peter De Smidt
... Has anyone done this? I ve heard that you can make decent platinium/palladium prints, but that silver gelatin requires a higher-quality negative, such as
RE: [Digital BW] Re: ... on darkrooms
2007-12-23 by Eric Neilsen
AnnMarie, With your new 2400 you should be able to make high enough quality digital contact printing negatives fro silver gelatin printing, so start converting
Re: [Digital BW] Re: Help....
2007-12-23 by Le Globe Trotteur
The reason is that nobody process B&W film anymore. Chemicals get bad too fast for me to do it and I do not like the time spent agitating and get dust on the
Re: [Digital BW] Re: Help....
2007-12-23 by Le Globe Trotteur
Hi Clayton, I did also started with Dan Burkholder. I am printing my photoshop file with my epson R220. The B&W file as a curve added to it that was generated
Re: Help....
2007-12-23 by arlenelove3@aol.com
I ve never used any inks other than MIS, and I m about to give up with them and the Continuous Flow Systems, and give in to Epson. I ve wasted days, weeks,
RE: [Digital BW] Re: Help....
2007-12-23 by Gary W. Weaver
Hee, I think the only thing I have left is a silk screen frame and that s in storage 1500 miles from here. Still have some 1-bit scans from the era. That s
Re: [Digital BW] Re: Help....
2007-12-23 by AnnMarie Tornabene
Wow! Those are some amazing stories, Rick...We should be grateful you are still with us. I am so thankful for not having anything like that really happen. My
Re: [Digital BW] Re: ... on darkrooms
2007-12-23 by AnnMarie Tornabene
Hey gang - Just so you know what I use here: Nikon FM2 , Epson 4990 scanner, Photoshop CS and soon, the 2400. I am also happy to report that I STILL have my
Re: [Digital BW] Re: Help....
2007-12-23 by AnnMarie Tornabene
Hey I prefer grain sometimes.....and why not start off shooting black and white rather than convert..unless, of course you are shooting commercial work where
Re: Help....
2007-12-23 by Rick Colson
In the darkroom vs. digital wars a couple of brief, interesting stories: My father was a photographer in the 1920s. He woke up one day and he couldn t see.
darkroom musings
2007-12-23 by AnnMarie Tornabene
... Yes, you are right. I was referring to a mentally messy thing. Although I come from a photography background, (BFA in photography - magna cum laude if I
Re: Help....
2007-12-23 by Clayton Price
Hi, Le Globe Trotteur, A vary intriguing thread, and a subject that has interested me since the advent of the digital/inkjet age. As I recall, Dan Burkholder
Re: [Digital BW] Re: Help....
2007-12-23 by James Irelan
post examples of these. Get with it. James ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: ... on darkrooms
2007-12-23 by Myron Gochnauer
... Perhaps this will work itself out as the technology matures, but right now one of the most disturbing aspects of digital printing is the short life and
RE: [Digital BW] Re: Help....
2007-12-23 by Gary W. Weaver
No, it s nothing new. I was doing this with dot matrix printers (Gemni 10x) and liquid emulsion. Get with it guys!! : ) gar ... From:
Epson 2200 in L.A. Free to Good Home
2007-12-23 by John Hollenberg
I have an Epson 2200 I am giving away. Loaded with Cone NK7 inks (one cartridge has run out). For pickup only on West side of Los Angeles after holidays.
Re: [Digital BW] Re: Help....
2007-12-23 by Le Globe Trotteur
James, i ll answer your question but do not want to start a long discussion between ink prints and silver. People do whatever they feel comfortable with. I