Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/04/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I have in fact done just that, Brian - having had a LUGGER in the mid-West send me a scan of a negative from which I produced three different prints - and he had a Fuji lightjet print made - and we both agreed that one of my prints and the Fuji were indistinguishable. I believe that anyone who wants to waste the time in the archives will find some exchanges about that print exchange. But, frankly Brian, it will come as no shock to hear me say that I really don't care one way or another whether anyone believes me or not. I calls 'em as I sees 'em, even when what I'm calling about is the equipment I've gotten gratis from Olympus. Though I'm sure no one cares to remember it, when I was using the quadtone inkjet system I never said that they were superior to wet prints, nor did I ever say that they were the same as wet prints. In fact, said repeatedly that the prints produced that way were NOT the same as wet prints - I think they are as good as wet prints, but they are, to anyone who knows wet prints, different - as in the difference between oils and acrylics. Nor did I ever claim they were superior. Similarly, I would never claim that this HP system is giving me prints that look the same as fiber prints - they might on different paper, but I've never seen it. It is, however, for less than $250, giving me prints that look like RC custom prints. -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Brian Reid Sent: Thursday, April 28, 2005 12:38 PM To: Leica Users Group Subject: RE: [Leica] digital transformation B.D., Since your posting style is both prolific and combative, sometimes people are hesitant to believe you. If you've got a pair of prints like this (one RC, one on your HP inkjet) maybe you could give them or show them to other nearby LUGgers who could offer their opinion. > Sorry to disagree, Robert - But they are interchangeable with wet RC > prints with similar finish. Fiber, of course not. But RC? Try showing > someone who is not a darkroom junkie two prints side by side and they > will have no idea which is which. My guess is either would you if you > didn't have the paper in your hand. ;-) _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information