Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/12/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 10:58 PM 12/4/00 +0200, Christer Almqvist wrote: >Some of the very large prints are >'high density laser prints' and I could not tell the difference from >a silver RC print. Looking at them at a close distance, the grain >structure is exactly like on a large conventional format silver print >looked at through as strong loupe. > >Christer Almqvist Laser prints are not ink jet prints. They ARE silver prints and developed in wet darkroom developer just like any other photo print. A LightJet is a laser printer of this type. This is the easiest way to make L-A-R-G-E prints. Scan the neg on a drum scanner (5000+ DPI which will record the grain as it is) and print on a LightJet (laser) or Chromera (LED) printer on to photo paper. This removes the problems associated with very large optical blow-ups and handling the paper. Laser and LED printers connect up to a roller print processor. Ciba, RA4, or B&W. Jim