Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/08/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]You're welcome. Bob...BUT...Let me stress that I believe that in the hands of a skilled practitioner, a digital print can be every bit as "good" as a good silver print. :-) On 8/11/05 2:42 PM, "Robert Meier" <robertmeier@usjet.net> wrote: > BD, Thank you for setting that straight. Unfortunately that view of > digital being vastly superior to wet prints seems to be becoming the new > orthodxy among a lot of photographers. > > > >> God I never thought I'd end up defending wet prints...but Walt, the >> suggestion that " Adobe Photoshop, Nikon Coolscan and a good Epson >> printer( >> in the right hands) can blow away most wet prints" is complete and utter >> nonsense, assuming you're referring to wet printing "in the right hands." >> >> Digital printing is digital printing, whether using the OEM inks, or >> systems >> such as the Cone quadtones, or MIS inks. And silver printing is silver >> printing. Both will, in the hands of a competent printer, produce gorgeous >> results. But neither will be 'better' than the other. >> >> Now, if you want to say that a competent digital printer can more quickly >> produce, and infinitely more quickly reproduce a print than even the best >> wet printer, you're absolutely correct. :-) >> B. D. >> >> >> >> On 8/11/05 1:58 PM, "Walt Johnson" <walt@waltjohnson.com> wrote: >> >>> Bill: >>> >>> You can certainly scan you b&w negative and print on an inkjet with good >>> results. As a matter of fact, a few simple tools can insure better >>> results >>> than a Focomat V35. >>> >>> Adobe Photoshop, Nikon Coolscan and a good Epson printer( in the right >>> hands) >>> can blow away most wet prints. Most importantly, the results are >>> repeatable. >>> >>> There are some very good links on the subject and one of the best is >>> Clayton >>> Jones. http://www.cjcom.net/articles/digiprn1.htm >>> >>> >>> Walt J. >>> walt@waltjohnson.com >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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