Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/11/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I'd suggest, Richard, that before you make the investment and do all the work required to set up a real darkroom, you put a bit more time into Photoshop. I have no intention of getting into the 'wet prints are better than digital' pissing match, because as I've said many times, the two are 'different,' but 'different' is not the same as 'better.' However, once you get beyond where you apparently are with Photoshop, you'll discover a whole new world in terms of the ability to control your image - a world unknown to all but a tiny handful of true master black and white wet printers. On 11/9/05 11:02 AM, "Richard" <richard-lists@imagecraft.com> wrote: > At 06:58 AM 11/9/2005, Walt Johnson wrote: > >> Richard: >> >> I have a question about your darkroom plans. WHY? Adobe Photoshop and a >> $300 dollar Epson 1280 would allow you to make better images. Darkrooms >> are wet, smelly, expensive and sometimes caustic. Additionally, they are a >> pain in the ass. > > Well, I am doing that digital darkroom now - I have both the LS-4000 and > the Minolta Elite scanner and I have been scanning B&W negs and printing > them with the 1280 and the HP 7960. > > The thinking goes like this - the 1280 with the UT-FT2 inks makes quite > good B&W prints, but wouldn't it be fun to try making digital negatives and > then make contact prints on fiber paper or other alternative process... > That doesn't seem much of a stretch. > > Then I say, wait a minute, but I really don't use Photoshop much anyway > except for cropping, which can be done on an enlarger easily, and minor > curve adjustment, which is somewhat handle by contrast and different grade > paper... so if I get enough stuff for making contact prints, then I can > just get an enlarger and be done with it... > > I expect most of the prints will still be done using the digital > darkroom... > > // richard (This email is for mailing lists. To reach me directly, please > use richard at imagecraft.com) > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information