[Leica] PAW 27 dlridings

[dlridings at gmail.com (Daniel Ridings)]

Hi again,

Yes, I am using a flatbed, one of the first good ones by Epson, the
2450. Since then they have come out with numerous better ones for
about the same price (mid-range when it comes to prices).

I just lay the negatives on the glass, emulsion side down and click
"mirror" in Vuescan to flip them back around to the correct
perspective.

I gave up on b/w with the R800. It would certainly work well with
QuadTone RIP, but it came out for the R800 after I had already
committed myself to another set-up.

Best,
Daniel

On 7/10/06, G Hopkinson <hoppyman@bigpond.net.au> wrote:
> Thanks Daniel. I'll devour those links and see what I can come up with.
>
> I had seen an old link in another group where you'd tried an R800 (which I
> have) as well.
> Are you scanning the 120 film on a flatbed as grey scale?
> I am always struck by the great tonal range and clarity of your 6x6 stuff.
>
> Cheers
> B/W Apprentice Hoppy
>
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> Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2006 07:50:35 +0200
> From: "Daniel Ridings" <dlridings@gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Leica] PAW 27 dlridings
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> On 7/10/06, G Hopkinson <hoppyman@bigpond.net.au> wrote:
>
> >
> > Once you have processed these as you have listed, are you printing
> > chemically or scanning and printing on inkjet? I'd value the details
> there,
> > if so.
>
> In general, I print them with an inkjet printer.
>
> I started out trying to get some of the top-line printers to do a
> satisfactory job with black and white. They almost always have a
> problem with color shifts. If you use color inks to create shades of
> grey, the color is going to make itself known, particularly when you
> change viewing light (window light, florescent, tungsten etc).
>
> So I went with a cheap printer, the Epson C86 and carbon pigment inks
> from MIS Associates (links to follow).
>
> It makes printing b/w much easier and the quality is high. I
> personally cannot equal the quality of the inkjet prints by going into
> the darkroom. Having said that, I now rent space in a darkroom, but
> that's another story.
>
> You probably won't be able to pick up a C86 anymore. I picked up one
> of the last ones in Sweden just to have in reserve for the day I wear
> my present one out.
>
> But other printers have come to replace it.
>
> Most of what I am describing is due to the work of Paul Roark.
>
> His home page is:
>
> http://home1.gte.net/res0a2zt/photos.html
>
> His pages for inkjet printing:
>
> http://home1.gte.net/res09aij/
>
> I buy my inks from MIS Associates
>
> http://www.inksupply.com/
>
> It usually takes 4-5 days to get from Michigan to Sweden.
>
> Paul Roark does all of his testing and then distributes the results
> through MIS Associates, so anything you read on his page will be
> available from them.
>
> It looks like the Epson R200 and R220 are the budget replacements for
> the C86 model.
>
> Hope this helps,
>
> Daniel
>
> PS: Another route is to use a RIP. A good one to start with, if you
> have a printer it works with, is QuadTone RIP. I've gotten really nice
> results with it as well:
>
> http://www.quadtonerip.com/html/QTRoverview.html
>
> DR
>
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