[Leica] Experiences with 35/3.5 Elmar and... To Slobodan

[dlr at dlridings.se (Daniel Ridings)]

Walt Johnson wrote:
>  When I started comparing my darkroom prints with my ink jet
> prints that was it. No more wet prints, only wet film. 

That's been my experience too. I've seen it as recently as the last LUG 
Print-exchange. I did a traditional print this time, one the V35 
enlarger (a nice tool, as far as enlargers go).

But home on my desk I have an inkjet print of the same negative.

Problem with inkjet is that it is a moving target. You get a setup that 
works and it gets out of date (Epson has a calculated way of making sure 
you don't use their printers too long).

Then you have to get a new printer. Old carbon inks don't work in the 
new one etc etc.

That's why I started my darkroom back up. I'm not real happy about it 
though.

Color prints on off the shelf printers (Epson R800 in my case) are 
simply beautiful with standard inks and papers. But I never did do color 
in the darkroom, so I can't compare my own results from both techniques.

Daniel