Re: Focus magazine & David Spivak
2013-04-23 by faeofavalon
Mark - You re right in that it is the way many galleries and publications are going these days. Adore Noir is also a beautiful publication and Chris is a
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2013-04-23 by faeofavalon
Mark - You re right in that it is the way many galleries and publications are going these days. Adore Noir is also a beautiful publication and Chris is a
2013-04-23 by John Castronovo
Which of course begs the question whether or not traditional silver halide paper exposed with an enlarger and hand tray developed would fare much better than
2013-04-23 by Mark
... Yes, there s a hyperlink to the specific Ilford product information in each of the test reports.
2013-04-23 by Paul
Thanks, Seth, actually the pharmacy I was referring to is in fact one that compounds medicines. And it s less than 2 miles away! Paul
2013-04-23 by Mark Savoia
Is the fiber paper used made specially for exposure to digital enlargers? Mark http://www.stillrivereditions.com
2013-04-23 by Seth Rossman
See if you can still find a pharmacy that still compounds medicines. I found one 15 miles from me. (They are getting rare!) I was even able to order a pint
2013-04-23 by Mark
... When I received the prints from the lab, I was somewhat surprised at the dmax of the fiber-based prints. L* min measured approximately 10.0. which is less
2013-04-23 by bobtail75
Paul, I put the MK in the K,C &M positions, and because I was out of MIS cleaning fluid, put some bulk ink from InkSpecialist.com in the Lc,LM, &Y positions.
2013-04-23 by Paul Roark
Mark, Another outstanding contribution to the field. Thank you. What are the differences between the Fiber Based samples. There appear to be 2 un-toned and 2
2013-04-23 by Paul
Oops, sorry... can someone delete my double post? I should add that I m going to try loading my color carts in the 3MK-R1800 setup with C6b instead of the MIS
2013-04-23 by Paul
Thanks, Paul, I ll read the label on the glycerin at my pharmacy and check the purity before I buy it. Oh, and I meant to say C6b. Regards, Paul
2013-04-23 by Paul
Thanks, Paul, I ll read the label on the glycerin at my pharmacy and check the purity before I buy it. Oh, and I meant to say C6b. Regards, Paul
2013-04-23 by Mark
I ve just added ID3s 282 - 289 to the Aardenburg Light fade test results database http://aardenburg-imaging.com/cgi-bin/mrk/_4534c2hvd19kb2NfbGlzdC80 These are
2013-04-22 by Paul Roark
... Yes, glycerine = glycerol (aka glycerin). See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glycerol Note also footnote 8 of http://www.paulroark.com/BW-Info/Ink-Mixing.pdf
2013-04-22 by Paul
Elementary question: I want to mix up Paul Roark s C6c base, which calls for glycerol. My pharmacy only stocks glycerine... is that the same thing? Thnx! Paul
2013-04-22 by Mark Savoia
He tried to get us to advertise in it, he was relentless, he finally gave up. Although what he is doing is not that far from some galleries today who can t
2013-04-22 by arlenelove3@...
When you Google David Spivak and Focus magazine you find many negative posts about him - some worse than others. I too was offered a spread in the magazine
2013-04-22 by Paul
Thanks, Chris, that s just the sort of response I was hoping for. Could you elaborate a bit? Which channels did you load your black in? Did you fill the unused
2013-04-22 by bobtail75
Paul (W), I have just gone through a matching experience to yours, I think. The 1800/3Mk ended up in pieces and in the bin. I now have a 1430/1500 running with
2013-04-20 by Paul
I ll check that out, thanks. Paul
2013-04-20 by Paul Roark
Paul, Download http://www.paulroark.com/BW-Info/1400-3MK-Eb4.zip and you ll see how I set up the 1400 with the 3MK arrangement. There are a number of profiles
2013-04-20 by Paul
My R1800 is suffering from perhaps a terminal illness and I may need a new printer. I use Paul s 3MK setup and have been very happy with it. He tells me I can
2013-04-20 by faeofavalon
Arlene- What exactly happened? My only experience with him was where he found my website and said he loved my work and wanted to include me in his magazine.
2013-04-20 by David Whistance
Hi Ben, I would suggest you look up Tim Parkin, a friend of mine, here in the UK, he does very reasonably priced drum scans, albeit that you have to do your
2013-04-20 by Bruce
This happened to me about a year ago. As a last ditch effort I cleaned everything up, and changed all the cartridges. It worked. Have not had another issue
2013-04-19 by Paul Roark
It sounds like it s time for a new printer. Paul www.PaulRoark.com ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
2013-04-19 by elixirs4me
My dear ol Epson 2200 started coughing up black ink all over the paper about halfway thru a print today. Ran a couple of cleaning cycles then did a test
2013-04-19 by Paul Roark
... Yes, I was going to comment about my current printing experience with the medium format film compared to my current Leica M9 (18 MP CCD with no AA filter).
2013-04-19 by Arlene
In May 2006, like many other photographers, I had a nasty experience with Spivak. He even threatened me with his lawyers. I d forgotten about it until now.
2013-04-19 by Ernst Dinkla
... Ask Paul here. I think he made the step from 645 to fullframe digital + the best lenses around + stitching and stacking methods 2-3 years ago. The progress
2013-04-18 by jimbo
Ernst, I was suprised to see your comment at the end regarding analog to digital... :-)...made me smile.. So your seeing possibility.. I ve have been playing
2013-04-18 by reallybelgium
Hi Ernst, Thank you for your reply. You are right about the 3000PPI for the A3+ scan. (or the 2000PPI with the proper upsampling and sharpening). BUT: I want
2013-04-18 by Ernst Dinkla
Ben, Your print size is A3+, roughly 33x48 cm, lengthwise 45 cm will be usable. My experience says that 450 PPI is the optimal resolution to feed a printer,
2013-04-18 by reallybelgium
Hi, Thank you all for your answers. I have been reading a lot last days, and I found out that there is a lot of buzz on the net about scanning. I will put some
2013-04-18 by Fred Fischer
Ben, We have 5 scanners here and the Epson is the lowest of the 5 in tested quality. Yes you can make good prints from the Epson data but If you are serious
2013-04-18 by Ernst Dinkla
Probably a better test of the V600, at least they mentioned the focus tweak: http://www.imaging-resource.com/SCAN/V600/V600.HTM One would expect that Vincent
2013-04-18 by Ernst Dinkla
Ben, The V500 is even lower priced than the V600 and will scan 6x12 cm film. I am not familiar with their qualities compared to the V700, I think they use LED
2013-04-17 by Ernst Dinkla
... Ben, The Epson scanner models after the 3200 improved in the sense that the lighting in the scanner lid went from a stationary one to a moving one that
2013-04-17 by Gerald Davey
Hi Ben: I rarely post on this group, but do follow it daily. My advice is to use a relatively inexpensive scanner e.g., an Epson flatbed with the free software
2013-04-17 by Steve Taylor
I have an Epson 3200 scanner and find that for doing 6x6 B&W negatives it is perfectly adequate. So 6x7 should be even better. I have done several scans that I
2013-04-17 by edknightphoto
Robert, I ve only used Entrada Natural. Gave it up because of bad flaking problems...even after brushing and blowing. The best workaround for me was to
2013-04-17 by reallybelgium
Hi, I want to scan 6x7 black&white negatives. Then I want to print them to A3+ size (max). I need to buy a -cheap- scanner. I want to get good/very good
2013-04-17 by Graeme Mitchell
Entrada Natural is a very nice paper. Warm, but in a subtle way. There s a tooth, but it s not obtrusive (though this is a matter of taste). I use a lot of
2013-04-17 by Ernst Dinkla
... Avoid the Bright White varieties of Endura, they yellow even in semi-dark storage in my experience. Aardenburg has not tested them and I know of no other
2013-04-17 by robertades
Guys, I m new here. I own an Epson R3000 and I print both color and B&W -- using only Epson inks (so far). I print mostly with Epson and Ilford papers. At a
2013-04-16 by dannyburkphoto
Thanks for your reply. Yes, it sounds like light black to me too. I d try True b&w , but can t since I m running Windows.
2013-04-16 by tboleyyh
There is with the ergosoft rip but installing, using demo mode, learning to set it up for just this might not be worth the info it would reveal. Sounds like
2013-04-16 by dannyburkphoto
Hello all....I m having unresolvable banding on my 6300, and I hope someone may have an idea that I ve not already tried. Long story, but here goes... The
2013-04-14 by Andrew Darlow
Hi Seth: I like Sakura Pigment pens. You can get the fine-line ones that won t bleed through. I agree with the Avoid sharpies idea! Here s an article I wrote
2013-04-14 by sethrus
Normally, I mark the back of framed prints on the outer layer--the backing board or foam core. Now I have a special situation which really needs a do not