Hi Ken,
> -Is hours in the darkroom this still the best way to get
> fantastic B&W pics?
Not in my opinion...read on...
> -Should I shoot film then use a film scanner to
> manipulate and print?
IMO, yes.
> -Which film?
For B&W, I shoot Tri-X and Plus-X.
> -Should I shoot digital then use Pho
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 every
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 ra
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 a
(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 print
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
Hi lists,
> That is interesting since SCSI is a simple thing to add to a PC, you
> have to wonder why they went GPIB, which is a rather slow interface used
> for electronic instruments. National Instruments more or less owns the
> GPIB business. There is a very hidden form on their website where y
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 e
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> There is nothing like B&W negatives for longevity.
You think? I'm scanning negs from 20-30 years ago before it's too late.
Mould is a big issue and a swine to try and fix. These were very well
processed and washed but ironically that encourages mould. OK, storage in a
humidity and temp
Interesting comments. I also shoot B&W film, scan the negs and print
on inkjet printers. I started out with a simple C84 (now a C86) and the
MIS quadtone inks. Very simple, inexpensive and does a wonderful
job on matte papers up to 8x10. I tend to print 5x7 on this printer though.
I'm also just st
My comment is based on the stability of silver versus dye. Is B&W more
likely to get mold versus color transparency or negatives?
Tony Sleep wrote:
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>>There is nothing like B&W negatives for longevity.
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>You think? I'm scanning negs from 20-30 years ago before it's too late.
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> My comment is based on the stability of silver versus dye. Is B&W more
> likely to get mold versus color transparency or negatives?
It's the gelatin that the mould likes, it doesn't care what the image is
formed from. I have plenty of examples of all types :(
Regards
Tony Sleep - htt
bob geoghegan wrote:
> Conditions are the big variable for mold I've been reviewing &
> scanning 300+ rolls of 25-year old Tri-X & HP5 negs that were well
> washed,
> stored in mostly good quality plastic pages,
Glassine pages in loose leaf binders here, in a steel storage cabinet
subject to nor
We (Tony and I) live in somewhat similar climates. This area (Victoria
BC, Canada), also referred to as "the wet coast" is a rain forest. Many
Brits feel very at home here. Long soggy gray fall, winter and spring.
Our home is not particularly dry, in fact, quite the opposite, a factor
often poi
A-ha
You may be onto something...
1) Mold can be found on all surfaces, but especially organic ones, like
hands
2) Enlargers provide heat while in use, probably promoting mold growth
3) handled negs may end us with body oils on the edges which may
encourage growth of mold
4) possibly just the
wrote:
> I think item 3 might be the culprit.
Nice theory but the mould doesn't seem to show any preference for the film
rebate, which is where handling has occurred.
Regards
Tony Sleep - http://www.halftone.co.uk
The US effectively banned TCE in the late 1970's. I figured I would just
read the container and relay the ingredients, but they are not listed.
http://www.photosol.com/msds_pec12.pdf
The material safety sheet indicates the ingredients are a trade secret.
Tony Sleep wrote:
>Arthur Entlich wrote:
>
Yuk! Carbon tet! We used to kill insects with it for general science class
in the early 60's. Very deadly stuff. But I'm still here
On 5/19/05 3:40 AM, "Tony Sleep" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Arthur Entlich wrote:
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>> OK, how about this... maybe the PEC is responsible ;-)
>
> I've nev
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