Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/12/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> I was talking with Mr. Split Printer (or is that Split Personality?) > himself, Mark Rabiner, who told me I shouldn't be printing black & white > images with black ink. Whoudda thunk I'd get better B&W prints by using 3 > colors + black? Wet or dry (split printing conventionally or > inkjetting)...with his advice, my prints just keep looking better and > better! > > I've also discovered the evils of having other people process your film. > The tiny scratches didn't show up as much when I was printing my > negs in the > darkroom, but they *really* show up scanned at 4000 dpi. > > I've also discovered that autofocusing on a baby's eyes with a 35mm lens > isn't the same as manually focusing with my M6 and a 35mm lens. The > difference doesn't show up that much in a print when viewed from a normal > distance, but the difference blown up is pretty astounding. > > > Eric Hi Eric, Congratulations! There is both a Piezo list (two in fact, one B&W and one color) as well as a Digital B&W (The Print) list on groups.yahoo.com. If you can't find them, please send me an email off list and I'll give you more info. Everything you mention is right on the money... Can I guess you have a Nikon scanner (they use LED light source and show up dust and scratches more than diffuse light source scanners)? Austin - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html