Ken McKaba wrote:
I have been out of touch with photography for a few years
and recently dusted off my old Rolleiflex 6x6 to find
myself in the digital age. I am trying to make sense of
how serious photography is done in the 21st century.
I've brought the issue up to various people and everyone
Hi,
I find ink jet prints look a bit odd in the dark areas as there is more
ink plopped on the page.
Have you seen a quad-tone/Piezography print, as opposed to a black-only
inkjet print?
I haven't seen any BW quads.
Then, I suggest you do ;-)
I'd like to understand why you use Tri-X
Austin, I noticed you use Leafscan 45.
I stepped up into meadium format (6x7) about a half year ago and then
my main headache became the inability of quality scanning at my home
convenience as I used to with my 35mm by Nikon IV ED.
Flatbeds are out of question, I've tried a few of recent machines
(1) Print digitally on matte papers with a matte black. The 2200 class
of printers does
a great job on a good matte paper (EEM or a cotton fiber paper). Good
print longevity
as well. For glossy, try a paper like Epson Semi-Gloss. Ideally, you'll
want glop
(Epson 1800) or a coating spray like
Hi Alex,
Austin, I noticed you use Leafscan 45.
I do.
So I begun to consider selling my leg and arm (and also my wife, car,
house and children) :-) for Nikon LS9000 till encountered people's
recommendation to go Leafscan 45 route instead.
What can you say about this one ? Can it still
