[filmscanners] Re: Compact Cameras

2005-04-25 Thread
that there would be no misunderstanding. Original Message From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, April 24, 2005 7:47 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [filmscanners] Re: Compact Cameras As for bronzing, just print matte papers and it's

[filmscanners] Re: Compact Cameras

2005-04-25 Thread
as well as printers employ RIPs. Original Message From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, April 24, 2005 8:24 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [filmscanners] Re: Compact Cameras The next time I'm at the photo lab (which also has

[filmscanners] RE: Compact Cameras

2005-04-25 Thread
Hi, I know this question has been asked in the past (and slightly off-topic) but times change so I'd thought I'd raise it again. I recently read an article about a photographer who started out with digital (Fujifilm S2 Pro) but then switched to medium format for colour and to an Olympus XA

[filmscanners] Re: Compact Cameras

2005-04-25 Thread Berry Ives
I work mostly in color, but I am interested to know where I might find a comparison of Epson 2200 BW with Quadtone BW. I read a review once that thought very highly of the 2200 BW. Does anyone think it would be worthwhile to set up my old 1160 with Quadtone, rather than simply use the 2200?

[filmscanners] Re: Compact Cameras

2005-04-25 Thread Berry Ives
My brother has the old XA, for many years now, and the Canon 350D, at about 30 oz with lens, must be about 4x the mass, and it isn't going to fit in anybody's shirt pocket. Berry On 4/25/05 7:34 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: David J. Littleboy wrote The small-sensor

[filmscanners] Re: Compact Cameras

2005-04-24 Thread David J. Littleboy
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] So my question is this: have digital compacts reached the stage yet where they can give film compacts like the XA a run for their money on image quality? I'd be interested in hearing any experiences list members may have on this. The small-sensor cameras have been

[filmscanners] Re: Compact Cameras

2005-04-24 Thread Dieder Bylsma
So my question is this: have digital compacts reached the stage yet where they can give film compacts like the XA a run for their money on image quality? I'd be interested in hearing any experiences list members may have on this. As far as I can tell, for pixel counts, yeah, they can. 8.2 MP is

[filmscanners] RE: Compact Cameras

2005-04-24 Thread LAURIE SOLOMON
While I do not usually engage in this sort of comparative reviewing of products nor in the recommending of them, I will make two general observations from my experiences, which need to be taken with a grain of salt since they entail my biases and preferences. First, even at today's stage in

[filmscanners] Re: Compact Cameras

2005-04-24 Thread
You should check out the PeizographyBW Black and White inkjet printing system from Jon Cone (and inkjetmall.com). It is really amazing. No bronzing, no metemerism, no fading, rich deep black and long tonal scale. It is really, really very good. LAURIE SOLOMON wrote: snip First, even at

[filmscanners] RE: Compact Cameras

2005-04-24 Thread Laurie Solomon
PROTECTED] Subject: [filmscanners] Re: Compact Cameras You should check out the PeizographyBW Black and White inkjet printing system from Jon Cone (and inkjetmall.com). It is really amazing. No bronzing, no metemerism, no fading, rich deep black and long tonal scale. It is really, really very

[filmscanners] Re: Compact Cameras

2005-04-24 Thread
: [filmscanners] Re: Compact Cameras You should check out the PeizographyBW Black and White inkjet printing system from Jon Cone (and inkjetmall.com). It is really amazing. No bronzing, no metemerism, no fading, rich deep black and long tonal scale. It is really, really very good. LAURIE SOLOMON

[filmscanners] RE: Compact Cameras

2005-04-24 Thread Austin Franklin
Hi Laurie, I am familiar with it and have heard good things about it from users; BUT that is one of the sorts of things that I consider as the EXTRA WORK required to remedy the issues I am speaking of. :-) It's not an issue if you do a couple of things...as you touch on... First, I believe

[filmscanners] RE: Compact Cameras

2005-04-24 Thread Austin Franklin
You should check out the PeizographyBW Black and White inkjet printing system from Jon Cone (and inkjetmall.com). It is really amazing. No bronzing, no metemerism, no fading, rich deep black and long tonal scale. It is really, really very good. Hi Lotusm50, Do you have the original, or

[filmscanners] RE: Compact Cameras

2005-04-24 Thread LAURIE SOLOMON
and not the run of the mill colors). Original Message From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, April 24, 2005 4:44 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [filmscanners] Re: Compact Cameras I think the solution is to have BW ink in different levels

[filmscanners] RE: Compact Cameras

2005-04-24 Thread LAURIE SOLOMON
I have no dispute with anything you have said below. Original Message From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Austin Franklin Sent: Sunday, April 24, 2005 7:10 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [filmscanners] RE: Compact Cameras Hi Laurie, I am familiar

[filmscanners] Re: Compact Cameras

2005-04-24 Thread David J. Littleboy
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I'm waiting for some company to release a really capable small digicam with a decent APS sensor, a truly superb lens (maybe a prime in the 40mm equiv. range) and I guess some kind of deluxe EVF. Optical RF based VF is probably hoping for too much :-) I imagine something

[filmscanners] Re: Compact Cameras

2005-04-24 Thread
). Original Message From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, April 24, 2005 4:44 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [filmscanners] Re: Compact Cameras I think the solution is to have BW ink in different levels of blackness

[filmscanners] Re: Compact Cameras

2005-04-24 Thread
I had the original plug-in system, but I now have the current ICC system. Austin Franklin wrote: You should check out the PeizographyBW Black and White inkjet printing system from Jon Cone (and inkjetmall.com). It is really amazing. No bronzing, no metemerism, no fading, rich deep black and

[filmscanners] RE: Compact Cameras

2005-04-24 Thread LAURIE SOLOMON
. Original Message From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, April 24, 2005 7:47 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [filmscanners] Re: Compact Cameras As for bronzing, just print matte papers and it's a non issue. I have used EEM and Photo Rag

[filmscanners] RE: Compact Cameras

2005-04-24 Thread LAURIE SOLOMON
: [filmscanners] Re: Compact Cameras The next time I'm at the photo lab (which also has a print service), I'm going to pick their brain regarding RIPs versus just using the print driver. It seems to me that software is software, i.e. the RIP is just doing the processing outside the computer, rather