Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/08/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Mon, 28 August 2000, Ted Grant wrote: > > "B. D. Colen" wrote: > > > For those of you who think digital printing is just a passing fancy... > > > > Just went down to Unisom, one of the best B&W processing and printing places > > in Boston, to get a half-dozen 16x20s made. Well.....as of August 1, Unisom > > is now all digital. No more processing. No more wet printing. Period.<<<<<<<<<<<<< > > Hi B.D., > The top line lab here in Victoria still do D/Room colour prints, but > have installed a digital printing machine and are pushing it by hanging > colour prints in their offices. Incredible results from all kinds of > negs and slides. It's something like "you have to see it to believe it!" > > They made 10X12 prints from some of my Europe slides that absolutely > amazed me. The prints were so good it was an improvement on the original > slides shot in heavy forested area under very contrasty sunlight. > (worse kind of light conditions working in any forest!) If this is the > kind of quality available with digital printers I don't see why one > requires a colour darkroom. Or as I suspect a B&W darkroom. > <SNIP> > > When I see the quality of colour prints made by a machine without > chemicals, like you, I believe the future is here now! > > And certainly with the Leica transparencies they printed, it's truly > amazing how the quality held of what a Leica lens does to film! > ted > Victoria, Canada > http://www.islandnet.com/~tedgrant When TED GRANT says this it's time to pay attention. The difference is enough that I want to throw my darkroom prints in the trash. And in my experience it's the Leica chromes among my 35mm slides that shine the brightest. I welcome the digital future. Doug Herr Birdman of Sacramento http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/telyt - -------------------------------------------------- Visit the Northwestern Alumni Association portal page at http://www.nualumni.com to get free web-based e-mail and many other exciting features.