Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/02/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Martin - get "Real World Photoshop 7" by Blatner and Fraser, Peachpit Press - got mine at Barnes and Noble. - this is how I started to learn about profiles and how to get my printer to output what I thought I was seeing on the screen. You will also likely need a tool to calibrate your monitor. I have an iMac and found Monoaco Systems hardware and software to be easy to use. Here's your first lesson - when printing to an inkjet printer you stay in RGB and do not convert to CMYK I'm still learning but this is what has helped me. ernie On Sunday, February 2, 2003, at 06:36 PM, Martin Howard wrote: > > First, thanks to all who responded to my query vs. point-and-shoot > digcams, prosumer digicams, or neg scanners. After doing a little > research and a little thinking, I've ordered a Minolta Dimage Dual > Scan III from B&H (to arrive next week). That way, I can still use my > beloved Leica and Voigtlander cameras, get things onto the web, and > still have negatives of all my shots for printing in the darkroom > (when I get one of those up and running). > > Now, I've also discovered that printers have come down considerably in > price. For example, the Canon i850 printer is currently available for > around $150 with a little shopping around and the mail-in rebate. > While I'm not particularly interested in producing 8x10" exhibition > quality prints from something like that, I am interested in producing > 5x7" proofs that I can carry around, or perhaps a small album of 8x10" > inkjet prints to take to LUG meetings and such. (The advantages of the > Canon range is that they use over the Epson is that they are (a) > cheaper, (b) use individual ink tanks for colour ink.) > > I picked up a funny little book called "Duotones, Tritones and > Quadtones" by Nick Clark at my local, s/h bookstore. I've always > liked tritone and quadtone prints and it would be fun to play with > these if I get a printer. Of course, these all require a calibrated > colour management system, which is where my confusion comes in. > > I'd be using the aforementioned scanner, an Apple PowerBook G4 (with > it's 15" LCD monitor), OSX Jaguar, and (probably) an i850 (or possibly > the new i950). Can anyone provide me with an overview (or reference > to one) on how I would go about setting up this so that I could work > like this: > > 1) Scan negatives/transparencies > 2) Convert to CMYK in Photoshop 7 > 3) Play around in my digital darkroom, including creating > tritones/quadtones > 4) Print this on the printer with predictable results > > The reason I ask is because three days of surfing the net on Apple, > Canon, Minolta, and various digital imaging sites hasn't resulted in > any useful information... unless I wish to spend another $2,000 on > equipment (which I don't). > > M. > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html