Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/10/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 11:37 AM 10/21/98 +0000, you wrote: I have >always assumed that there is NOTHING like a silver b&w print and that great >b&w digital is years off. Am I wrong here? Given a reasonable computer, >scanner, and printer investment (don't ask me what's "reasonable"!), does >digital b&w quality compare well with silver prints? If so, maybe I need to >give it a try. Thanks. > >John McLeod > Hi, John - It's still true that there is nothing like a silver b&w print; however, the quality of the ink jet prints from the Epson Photo Ex exceeds anything I ever thought would be possible from a home computer and printer. The glicee prints, as they are called in art galleries, are being sold everywhere. They still haven't solved the problems of fading inks, but they are working on it and I have not noticed any fading in my prints. You can do anything with your negative in Photoshop that you can do in the darkroom and much more. You can print on your choice of anything from watercolor paper, to postcards, to photo weight glossy paper. There are almost too many choices. I don't plan on giving up my darkroom anytime soon. There's too much magic in watching that image come up in the developer. I won't sell any glicee prints unless I can be positive that they won't fade. It certainly is fun to play with though and has revolutionized the way I sell stock photography! Give it a try! Leically, Tina Tina Manley, ASMP <http://www.photogs.com/manley/index.html> <http://www.aperture-photo.com/site/reportage/manley/manleyframeset.html>