That is why, except for a tie breaker, I am using the objective criteria of the halftoning. So far I have been able to seen it with a 4X Fuji loupe on all of the prints I have received. By doing it that way it is more of a hardware rating than a operator rating. There is of course no way to completely remove operator performance from the equation other than borrowing the printers and having all the prints made by one operator.
Beside that is why I came up with the Master rating, so you guys will send me great prints instead of just something you ran off. BTW, did you see my Grand Prize post? --graywolf ----- Original Message ----- From: Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Pentax List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2001 5:04 PM Subject: Re: photo printers > The Challenger or Prints (for it is he) wrote: > > >The deadline is only for the contest for the rating of "PDML 2001 Master > >Digital Printer". Anything received after 15/12/01 will be considered for > >2002 if I am still doing the challenge. However, all prints received will be > >used for the printer quality rating which I will publish on the list once a > >month. Also I will sent a private e-mail giving you my rating of your print. > >If you want to share that with the list that is your choice. > > For general expediancy, I will share Graywolf's email to me regarding the > Epson Stylus Photo EX print I sent him... > > >Hi Cotty, > > > >I received you print today. Nice picture. > > > >Epson PhotoEX. Rating E. > >Equal to a good minilab print. The halftoning while visible with the loupe > >is nicely randomised. > > > >Since I have seen lesser quality prints from newer Epsons, your skill is > >certainly a big factor here. > > I felt gratified: I expected a D, maybe. 8-) > > One thing I would say on this score: creating a top quality scan from a > neg, and creating a good quality inkjet print from a top quality scan are > two seperate things with different workflows involved. > > Cheers, > > Cotty > > _______________________________________________________ > Personal email traffic to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > MacAds traffic to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Check out the UK Macintosh ads > http://www.macads.co.uk > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
