Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/08/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]- --------------8D22C32815DBE9FD444099C7 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I have given up traditional printing and sold my enlarger earlier this year, after it was parked in the darkroom for 4 years. I still use my darkroom to develop films (B&W and C41) but the prints are made with the Nikon LS-2000 scanner and Epson Photo printer. Why? Because it is more convenient, and because of this convenience I am able to make better prints on the computer than I could in the wet darkroom. The only real compromise is size (my printer can print only A4/letter) and longevity. I can address the size issue by buying another Epson printer, and as for longevity I am currently awaiting my order for the quadtone archival inks and corresponding papers, which should solve that problem. Nathan Stuart Phillips wrote: > How many of our fellow list-members have given up darkroom work to > move to scanning/printing? And why? stuart phillips - -- Nathan Wajsman Overijse, Belgium General photo site: http://members.tripod.com/belgiangator/ Belgium photo site: http://members.xoom.com/wajsman/ Motorcycle site: http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Downs/1704/ - --------------8D22C32815DBE9FD444099C7 Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit <!doctype html public "-//w3c//dtd html 4.0 transitional//en"> <html> <body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> I have given up traditional printing and sold my enlarger earlier this year, after it was parked in the darkroom for 4 years. I still use my darkroom to develop films (B&W and C41) but the prints are made with the Nikon LS-2000 scanner and Epson Photo printer. Why? Because it is more convenient, and because of this convenience I am able to make better prints on the computer than I could in the wet darkroom. The only real compromise is size (my printer can print only A4/letter) and longevity. I can address the size issue by buying another Epson printer, and as for longevity I am currently awaiting my order for the quadtone archival inks and corresponding papers, which should solve that problem. <p>Nathan <p>Stuart Phillips wrote: <blockquote TYPE=CITE><style></style> <font face="Arial"><font size=-1>How many of our fellow list-members have given up darkroom work to move to scanning/printing? And why?</font></font> <font face="Arial"><font size=-1>stuart phillips</font></font></blockquote> <p>-- <br>Nathan Wajsman <br>Overijse, Belgium <p>General photo site: <A HREF="http://members.tripod.com/belgiangator/">http://members.tripod.com/belgiangator/</A> <br>Belgium photo site: <A HREF="http://members.xoom.com/wajsman/">http://members.xoom.com/wajsman/</A> <br>Motorcycle site: <A HREF="http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Downs/1704/">http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Downs/1704/</A> <br> </body> </html> - --------------8D22C32815DBE9FD444099C7--