Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/09/01

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Subject: [Leica] Re: Leica answer
From: imagist3 at mac.com (Lottermoser George)
Date: Sat Sep 1 06:48:44 2007
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While I understand your point; the comparison was requested by  
another, not I, and I'm not sure that one should compare inkjet to  
silver prints anymore than one should compare silver to platinum,  
carbo, etc.. Each print method offers a completely different  
aesthetic feeling. One can print digital to silver (sort of). And if  
you wish to compare those two silver prints - well then that would  
make some sense.

Believe me. I do know the difference. I spent thousands of hours in  
the darkroom before turning to a digital work flow. I love silver and  
platinum prints.

Regards,
George Lottermoser
george@imagist.com



On Aug 31, 2007, at 6:11 PM, Luis Ripoll wrote:

> IMO we should compare not the same image scanned with a high quality
> scanner, we should compare with a chemical print on baryta paper on a
> classical darkromm. I've not yet see any digital print better than  
> a Baryta
> one. Well, I'm talking only about B&W, on colour I'm not sure.


Replies: Reply from luisripoll at telefonica.net (Luis Ripoll) ([Leica] Re: Leica answer)
In reply to: Message from lrzeitlin at optonline.net (Lawrence Zeitlin) ([Leica] Re: Leica answer)
Message from imagist3 at mac.com (Lottermoser George) ([Leica] Re: Leica answer)
Message from luisripoll at telefonica.net (Luis Ripoll) ([Leica] Re: Leica answer)