Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/01/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Jan 8, 2010, at 3:46 PM, Wayne Serrano wrote: > Steve, > > Thank you! I appreciate your checking them out for me. Both images were > taken by my self-defense M6 and 28 Summicron. what a story, I think it was a close one, Steve > > Thanks again, > > Wayne > > -----Original Message----- >> From: Steve Barbour <steve.barbour at gmail.com> >> Sent: Jan 8, 2010 6:37 PM >> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >> Subject: Re: [Leica] LUG Yearbook 2009 - How is the Printing? >> >> >> On Jan 8, 2010, at 8:02 AM, Wayne Serrano wrote: >> >>> I am now a bit concerned about how my images looked printed. Should >>> have my copy next week. >> >> >> your two wonderful images look fine to my eye, >> >> Steve >> >> >>> >>> Wayne >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: Douglas Sharp <douglas.sharp at gmx.de> >>>> Sent: Jan 8, 2010 10:59 AM >>>> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >>>> Subject: Re: [Leica] LUG Yearbook 2009 - How is the Printing? >>>> >>>> >>>> Alan, >>>> >>>> it seems to depend on the input data. >>>> >>>> Some of the shots - where the balance between black and white is almost >>>> 1:1 - are printed perfectly - like Jayanands tiger (page 40). >>>> >>>> My BW shot with a predominance of white and grey (page 39) appears >>>> quite >>>> a bit darker than I expected (about 1.5 stops). >>>> >>>> A very few BW shots unfortunately look as if something went wrong in >>>> the >>>> printing process. (Marty Deveney's African shots (pp 122-123) and >>>> Nicolas Vigier's landscapes pp 194-195) >>>> >>>> Maybe some kind of automatic gain correction (Auto-level) is being >>>> applied. >>>> >>>> Was this the problem you had? >>>> >>>> Perhaps this varies depending on the facility where it was printed - it >>>> would be interesting to find out - my copy was printed in Holland. >>>> >>>> >>>> The blacks in my copy are really rich, saturated and very black. >>>> >>>> Colour reproduction is very good throughout the book. >>>> >>>> Cheers >>>> Douglas >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> Are the B&W pictures neutral? I ordered a free Blurb book on Dec. >>>>> 28th as per their offer to make up for >>>>> bad printing on some from last year (like mine). I wanted to have a >>>>> second copy of "12 Leica Users", so >>>>> this week, when it arrived, I compared it to the one printed in 2008 - >>>>> the new one is purple in the blacks, not black! >>>>> >>>>> Last year it took them three tries to get me a good printing of "19 >>>>> Leica Users". >>>>> >>>>> I'm losing confidence in this company. >>>>> >>>>> Alan >>>>> >>>>> Alan Magayne-Roshak, Senior Photographer >>>>> UPAA POY 1978 >>>>> University Information Technology Services >>>>> University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee >>>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/ >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>>> >>>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information