2007-07-12 by Bill Morse
HA! yeah, just a coupla hicks printing so you won t drink! Anyways, thanks for the nice words, and hopefully I ve learned something in the meantime. Bill ...
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2007-07-12 by Bill Morse
Hi Bruce- You re right about the Aztek/Howtek thing, and it is too bad it doesn t work with other scanners. As I understand it, the reason is that the software
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2007-07-12 by djon43
It appears Microtek has discontinued 1800f in anticipation of the delayed M1 but they re available on EBay. Questions about its Ice availability (requires an
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2007-07-12 by Tyler Boley
Bill, if that is the same image you used for our print exchange some years back, it is truly an beautiful print. I suspect you are able to print even better
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2007-07-12 by Bruce Watson
... It should be noted that DPL software is an Aztek product that works only with Aztek and Howtek scanners and does not support the numerous other drums
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2007-07-12 by Peter De Smidt
... What reviews are you talking about? Ted Harris s review in View Camera claimed that the 1800f has better dynamic range than the Epsons, and a Google
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2007-07-12 by Bill Morse
Hi Tyler- Wish I could see the show- Let us know when it comes East! I have yet to see a CCD scan that did not show significant noise in smooth 3/4 tones. As
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2007-07-12 by Tyler Boley
Bill, with all due respect to your knowledge and experience, I ve come to some conclusions over the years about things like this. There is no question that on
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2007-07-12 by Eric Neilsen Photo
On Behalf Of djon43 . would take zero digital processing time. Based on what? To take full advantage of ICE which would reduce the time one might need to
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2007-07-12 by Harris J Sklar
David, Sent you a PM but just incase you do nt receive it sending it to you here as well. I appreciate our reply. Could you tell me what papers are you using
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2007-07-12 by Kurt Kramer
I recently had a little e-mail exchange with David Brooks who reviews printers for Shutterbug. He believes the iPF5000 .... remains the best inkjet printer I
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2007-07-12 by djon43
Imo this is a job that suggests backup to film, reducing all formats to one ( 35mm would probably be just as good as 70mm). Detail resolution of modern films
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2007-07-12 by djon43
Actually, the Microtek doesn t get reviews equaling the last two generations of Epsons: Not nearly as versatile, don t hold film as flat as Epsons with Doug
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2007-07-12 by David
So, does this mean I could try converting to bitmap using diffusion dither at 720 DPI, converting back to grayscale at 1:1 ratio, then printing at 720 DPI
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2007-07-12 by Mark Savoia
I can t wait until it opens :)
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2007-07-12 by Wayne J. Cosshall
Yes, I have the 24 Z3100 and am very happy with it for both color and BW. Cheers, Wayne Wayne J. Cosshall Publisher, The Digital ImageMaker,
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2007-07-12 by Brian MacDonald
The studio will be closed until July 17th. for vaction. I will return e-mails at this time. Thanks. Brian On Jul 12, 2007, at 6:03 AM,
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2007-07-12 by Ernst Dinkla
... The institute mentioned here faces a more herculean task: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/10/science/10astro.html?_r=1&oref=slogin 500.000 astro
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2007-07-12 by Nancy Wilson
... report back for ... maritime negs dating ... three sources, totalling ... Sarah, when you mention the date of the negs, I wonder if any of them are glass
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2007-07-12 by Seth Rossman
In the 4K+ paper Paul Roark wrote he stayed with the UC (Epson) LM ink. Also, it seems I remember him saying here that he doesn t use MIS Magenta for one
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2007-07-11 by Ernst Dinkla
Beken of Cowes will know what is needed for the job, they faced the same decision maybe 20-30 years ago with a marine photograph collection that dates back to
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2007-07-11 by Eric Neilsen Photo
On Behalf Of Ernst Dinkla. Looks like it needs a flexible solution which isn t one you will find in a drum scanner Which is why a good flat bed opens up a
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2007-07-11 by Bill Morse
Hi Ernst and Brian. I agree that for 16x20 from a 4x5 neg, you may not see the advantage of a drum scan- in fact I alluded to just those considerations in my
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2007-07-11 by Ernst Dinkla
... The original request didn t mention wide format printing either as far as I know. ... collection of old maritime negs dating from the late 1800 s thru
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2007-07-11 by Ernst Dinkla
... I m using a Z3100 44 . Its B&W prints are also excellent. -- Met vriendelijke groeten, Ernst
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2007-07-11 by CDTobie@aol.com
... Yes, though the amounts it uses of each depends on the tints you choose to print... C. David Tobie Product Technology Manager ColorVision Business Unit
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2007-07-11 by Richard Cooke
Thanks C. David. I have one more question - does the RGB driver method use all of the inks in the set? Thanks again, Richard Cooke ... RGB driver. ... building
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2007-07-11 by CDTobie@aol.com
... You can use PrintFIX PRO as you describe with UT-3D inks, and the RGB driver. Or you can use them with QTR, and use CreateICC to build your profiles,
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2007-07-11 by Richard Cooke
Hi Folks, Does the above combo allow a user to get good results easier/quicker than using QTR alone? I have the i1 photo but as far as I know it won t help in
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2007-07-11 by Roger Sopher
Canon finally has their pigment ink printer on the market. Has anyone had any experience with this beast, particularly its paper handling? How much of a
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2007-07-11 by CDTobie@aol.com
... Should have an addressable limit of 720 as well. This means that sending them a predithered (or prehalftone dotted) image in one bit B&W (NOT grayscale)
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2007-07-11 by David M. Dorn
Good information. What about the dot dithering limits for the Epson 2200 and 1800/800? This would very useful information to have on all printers....is there a
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2007-07-11 by CDTobie@aol.com
In a message dated 7/11/07 7:29:22 AM, reflectionsbyharris@hotmail.com ... Yes, I ve compared using its internal profiles for color and for B&W with what I can
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2007-07-11 by Mark Savoia
I think it is more about operator expertise most of the time. Mark
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2007-07-11 by Bill Morse
Hi Mark- Ha! No doubt. However, after years of trying to do fine-art scanning with both a scitex and a Nikon 9000, and after directly comparing scans of the
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2007-07-11 by Harris J Sklar
Is there anyone in this group working with an HP Z2100 or Z3100 printer. I have been using a 24 Z3100 for almost 6 months and very satisfied.Harris Harris J.
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2007-07-11 by Brian Ellis
As an aside, it continues to amaze me that people who spend the time, effort and $$ to do large format photography then content themselves with flatbed
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2007-07-11 by Mark Savoia
Is there anyway to stop this from happening every time he gets a daily digest post from this e-group?
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2007-07-11 by Mark Savoia
Bill, You are going to piss off lots of people with that statement, careful. Mark ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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2007-07-11 by Brian MacDonald
The studio will be closed until July 17th. for vaction. I will return e-mails at this time. Thanks. Brian On Jul 11, 2007, at 6:07 AM,
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2007-07-11 by Bill Morse
Hi Sara- As part of my Fine-Art photo printing and art reproduction studio, I do drum scanning using the best equipment and software. As a matter of fact, I am
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2007-07-11 by David
Yes, its one of the options I m looking at. I have a Photoshop plug-in that allows me to add grain with control over the size. The only thing is that the grain
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2007-07-10 by Eric Neilsen Photo
Then I would let the quality of the printer shine and run test on a variety of grain added to your file. You ll get the advantages of quality, no banding color
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2007-07-10 by Eric Neilsen Photo
Richard, 40 years may seem old, but the negs I am thinking about would fall into the 80 year range. 40 year old neg are still made of what I d consider soft
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2007-07-10 by David Whistance
Many thanks for the answer. Best of luck with your project, it sounds interesting but well beyond me! David Whistance ... From:
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2007-07-10 by David Whistance
Thank you - that s interesting. David Whistance ... From: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com [mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com]On
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2007-07-10 by David
... image dots ... similar ... Yes, C. David, that s exactly what I m trying to do. Best, David.
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2007-07-10 by David
... Ah yes, the question . . . . which I ve gotten before. I m using the transparencies to make photopolymer plates for intaglio printing on an etching press.
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2007-07-10 by CDTobie@aol.com
In a message dated 7/10/07 5:48:32 PM, david.whistance@btopenworld.com ... If one is trying to define dots, thats the max rez at which actual image dots get
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2007-07-10 by David Whistance
What is the reason for sticking to 720dpi? David Whistance ... From: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
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