Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/08/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 12:07 PM 8/6/99 -0400, you wrote: >Fellow LUGnuts, > >I am sure this question has been covered before but for some reason the >answer didn't stick. > >I shoot B&W Tri-X with my Leicas and find it more and more difficult to get >to the darkroom. I can scan my negatives and use Adobe Photoshop to "dodge" >and "burn" the image to my satisfaction. The problem is printing the final >image. Many of the ink jet printers show banding (uneven tones where they >should be the same) and a general reduction in quality. > >Does any one out there use a digital printer for making quality B&W prints >that you would be happy to frame and exhibit? Its hard to bring your laptop >to show friends your latest images. B.D. Colen recommended "The Digital >Darkroom" by George Schuss. I just got it yesterday from Amazon.com and >it's a wonderful book. Great recommendation. > >Richard > Hi, Richard - I highly recommend the Epson Photo printers. I have the PhotoEx, but the upgraded version is the 1200. The photos are beautiful - no banding. You can usually find one for about $400 - a great buy IMHO. I get the best results on the Konica QP paper. Leically, Tina Tina Manley, ASMP http://www.tinamanley.com