Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/09/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I agree completely on the FB paper front. I am a decent printer too, but the need for the 'room sized accessory' (a darkroom) and my own general lack of speed are irritating. M On Wed, Sep 22, 2010 at 7:34 AM, Richard Man <richard at imagecraft.com> wrote: > I'm not sure if Salgado uses a lowly inkjet (even if it is an Epson 1000 or > HP Z6100 etc.) or an imagesetter etc. Any case, here's what Dan wrote to > me, > YMMV: > > *** > And indeed, you can make an Ilford MG IV (or other fine silver paper) > print from a digital negative and have no evidence that it's not from a > camera-original neg. The quality is stunning. We've had master printers > bring their final print along with the original neg. We scan the neg, > spend maybe 20 minutes tweaking and retouching the scan, and then output > the neg on an Epson 3800 (now a 3880) printer and then print it on > Ilford paper. That final print is better than the master silver print > the artist produced from the original negative. > > *** > > It really comes down to two things: > - I really like the look of the FB prints. I know many are happy with > inkjet > matt or gloss paper. I like them too, but just not as much as a FB print > > - it will take me a long time to master the darkroom advanced techniques... > I can get an OK starting workprint but beyond that, it's just much easier > for me to do using LR or Photoshop. > > > > On Tue, Sep 21, 2010 at 2:42 PM, Marty Deveney <benedenia at gmail.com> > wrote: > >> This is how Salgado works now, but I've not had any firm information >> on the way he writes his negs from the digital files. ?Maybe film >> writers have improved, but I can't see why any manufacturer would be >> putting any effort into them. ?The ones I tried 5-10 years ago were >> terrible. ?I've experimented with contact printing inkjet negs and it >> works, but it didn't work for enlarging when I tried it. ?I still >> think that glossy FB silver paper is the nicest surface there is for a >> photo to be in. >> >> Marty >> >> On Wed, Sep 22, 2010 at 5:59 AM, Richard Man <richard at imagecraft.com> >> wrote: >> > I know about resources such as Dan Burkholder, Mark, Nelson, >> > hybridphoto.cometc. >> > >> > However, just wondering if any LUGgers are into this process. I have all >> the >> > stuff set up, can't wait until it gets dark so my darkroom (garage) has >> less >> > light leak. >> > >> > -- >> > // richard <http://www.imagecraft.com/> >> > // icc blog: <http://imagecraft.wordpress.com> >> > // photo blog: <http://www.5pmlight.com> >> > [ For technical support on ImageCraft products, please include all >> previous >> > replies in your msgs. ] >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > 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 >> > > > > -- > // richard <http://www.imagecraft.com/> > // icc blog: <http://imagecraft.wordpress.com> > // photo blog: <http://www.5pmlight.com> > [ For technical support on ImageCraft products, please include all previous > replies in your msgs. ] > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >