Re: BW digital printing solution?
On 25/1/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: Inexcusabley, I didn't get my end of the project completed prior to starting my home renovation, and will not be able to complete my end of it until I have a darkroom again, and have found the aformentioned half dozen envelopes from around the world. Oh, I think you're excused, Dub-dubya. Can I send in a newer version seeing as I now have a better inkjet? ;-) Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=| www.macads.co.uk/snaps _ Free UK Mac Ads www.macads.co.uk
Re: BW digital printing solution?
On 25/1/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: Oh, I think you're excused, Dub-dubya. Can I send in a newer version seeing as I now have a better inkjet? Not until I have some semblance of order in my life again. And don't ever call me that again no smiley here. William Robb You got it Bill. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=| www.macads.co.uk/snaps _ Free UK Mac Ads www.macads.co.uk
Re: BW digital printing solution?
Bill, do you remember the Great Printing Shoot-Out you ran (last year? 2002?). I never got to hear how it went, or who else sent in any entries, but you may recall I sent you both a wet print and an inkjet from your negative. I'd be interested in your analysis of them - frank, of course (not you, knarf!) John Coyle Brisbane, Australia - Original Message - From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, January 24, 2004 1:02 PM Subject: Re: BW digital printing solution? - Original Message - From: J. C. O'Connell Subject: BW digital printing solution? What is the current simplest solution for doing HIGH QUALITY BW digital prints. I'd like to be able to do 13 wide prints like my epson 1280, but create BW prints that look like wet prints, something the standard 1280 inks CANT DO. Not even close. I read about a guy who was outputting digital files to some sort of transparency material as a negative, and then printing the result in a wet darkroom. I don't think it is possible to make BW prints on an inkjet printer that will match the quality of a good (much less an excellent) wet print. William Robb
RE: BW digital printing solution?
-Original Message- From: J. C. O'Connell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] What is the current simplest solution for doing HIGH QUALITY BW digital prints. FTP it to a lab that uses b/w paper. tv
Re: BW digital printing solution?
The new HP printers do a good job on BW; they have light grey inks to make them an 8-color printer. BW on them uses ONLY black/grey inks; no color cast. As far as I know, they can't print as large as you want, though. J. C. O'Connell wrote: What is the current simplest solution for doing HIGH QUALITY BW digital prints. I'd like to be able to do 13 wide prints like my epson 1280, but create BW prints that look like wet prints, something the standard 1280 inks CANT DO. Not even close.
Re: BW digital printing solution?
The latest HP 8 color printer is reported to be the best BW printer out right now. The HP 7960 - the two extra colors are dark and light gray or some such. Do some surfing and see what you can find out. -- Best regards, Bruce Friday, January 23, 2004, 1:59:26 PM, you wrote: JCOC What is the current simplest solution for doing JCOC HIGH QUALITY BW digital prints. I'd like to be JCOC able to do 13 wide prints like my epson 1280, JCOC but create BW prints that look like wet prints, something JCOC the standard 1280 inks CANT DO. Not even close. JCOC JCO JCOC JCOCJ.C. O'Connell mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://jcoconnell.com JCOC
Re: BW digital printing solution?
The new HP printers do a good job on BW; they have light grey inks to make them an 8-color printer. BW on them uses ONLY black/grey inks; no color cast. Actually, there is some very slight color cast - namely, a green/olive cast. But that, of course, varies with the paper you use, just like you use different papers in the darkroom for different effects. The printer (I have a HP 7660 - a 6-color printer that also uses the 59 cartridge) prionts beautifuly on matte papers, but, since matte papers are porous and not swellable, they don't offer the stability I'd like to be able to achieve :-( I like the results on the Ilford Galerie Classic Pearl best (they're supposed to have a longevity of around 30 years accoring to Livick, about on par with the HP papers, but Ilford media are half the price of the OEM papers here, so it's a no-brainer for me). regards, Lukasz [EMAIL PROTECTED] === www.fotopolis.pl === internetowy magazyn o fotografii
Re: BW digital printing solution?
- Original Message - From: J. C. O'Connell Subject: BW digital printing solution? What is the current simplest solution for doing HIGH QUALITY BW digital prints. I'd like to be able to do 13 wide prints like my epson 1280, but create BW prints that look like wet prints, something the standard 1280 inks CANT DO. Not even close. I read about a guy who was outputting digital files to some sort of transparency material as a negative, and then printing the result in a wet darkroom. I don't think it is possible to make BW prints on an inkjet printer that will match the quality of a good (much less an excellent) wet print. William Robb
Re: BW digital printing solution?
On 23 Jan 2004 at 21:02, William Robb wrote: I read about a guy who was outputting digital files to some sort of transparency material as a negative, and then printing the result in a wet darkroom. I don't think it is possible to make BW prints on an inkjet printer that will match the quality of a good (much less an excellent) wet print. Pick up a cheap old Lino... http://www.bostick- sullivan.com/Technical_papers/digital%20info/dave_fokos/fokos.pdf Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998
