[Leica] Hybrid Imaging & Printing

[walt at waltjohnson.com (Walt Johnson)]

Hoppy

The Epson 2400 does not allow black only printing. Martin Evening's 
Adobe Photoshop for Photographers  is so darn valuable for what we do 
and one important think, by scanning in you negs in RGB mode you'll have 
many more options for final output.....Never scan B&W film with Digital 
Ice on.....

Walt

G Hopkinson wrote:

>Tina, if they're not trade secrets, would you please detail the
>settings/workflow that you use with your coolscan and also with the Epson
>printer for B/W output?
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>I would really welcome any input from LUG members on these two areas.
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>I am using Coolscan V both with original Nikon scan software and Vuescan
>I have Epson R800 & PSCS2 with Monitor and printer profiled properly
>(scanner profile underway).
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>I am pretty satisfied with output from scanning transparencies and the
>printing on Fujifilm Premium Plus Photo paper and Epson premium glossy. I
>use the original ink-set. The B/W only alternative inks from third parties
>sound promising, but I think I'd need to do that in a separate dedicated
>printer. Saving for the Epson 2400.
>There's a deal of contradictory opinion out there regarding scanning B/W as
>colour neg then grey scale output vs scanning as B/W neg. I tend to favour
>as little scanner software manipulation of the scan data as possible
>(RGB channels balance, exposure settings etc etc)
>
>Now if I could just get a scanner with a Focotar lens....
>
>Cheers
>Hoppy
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>Message: 7
>Date: Fri, 09 Jun 2006 11:20:58 -0500
>From: "Robert D. Baron" <rbaron@concentric.net>
>Subject: Subject: Re: [Leica] Hybrid Imaging & Printing
>To: lug@leica-users.org
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>Message: 14
>Date: Fri, 09 Jun 2006 15:57:49 -0400
>From: Tina Manley <images@InfoAve.Net>
>Subject: Re: [Leica] Hybrid Imaging & Printing
>To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
>Message-ID: <7.0.1.0.2.20060609155330.059030d0@infoave.net>
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>At 03:56 PM 6/8/2006, you wrote:
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>>If you have actually done what I have in mind to do, please share with
>>me what scanner and printer you are using to continue enjoying making
>>prints (and wait for a day when that film can pop into the enlarger to
>>make silver halide prints).
>>
>>Dan K.
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>This is a good time to get into digital printing.  They've just come 
>out with 3 new papers that are wonderful.
>I'm using a Nikon LS5000 to scan and an Epson 4800 to print.  The new 
>papers are Crane Museo Silver Rag, Innova FibaPrint Gloss, and 
>Hahnemuehle Fine Art Pear.  Here is a review of the papers:
>http://www.luminous-landscape.com/reviews/printers/Innova-F.shtml
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>Have fun!
>
>Tina
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>Tina Manley, ASMP, NPPA
>http://www.tinamanley.com 
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