Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/06/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Richard, I'm not surprised that the inkjet print looks better. The real test would be to take the same picture on film and print it on Ilford MGIV and compare that print to the inkjet print. Robert On Jun 19, 2012, at 10:23 PM, Richard Man wrote: > Folks might remember that I tried doing digital negative before. In the > end, unsuccessfully because my HP Z3100 is just not good for that > particular type of task (digital negative for silver contact prints - > apparently, it works great for digital negatives with alternative process). > Eventually when I have to replace the Z3100, I will probably get an Epson > and try the experiment again. > > Meanwhile, since I have to make some 17x22 prints for a couple gallery > shows, I got a 8x10 sample print from Digital Silver where you upload the > digital file and they print it using some sort of LED laser and then > processed in wet chemical. > > I make the same print on the Z. Comparing to the Z3100 printing on Gloss > Baryta, it's no comparison, the inkjet print looks better in every way. > > So Z+Gloss Baryta it is. > > -- > // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information