Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/07/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Paul, Thank you. What a great trove of experience for us all to draw upon. Best wishes Charlie Www.Charlie-chan.co.uk Sent from my iPhone On 16 Jul 2011, at 20:17, Paul Roark <roark.paul at gmail.com> wrote: > Hello LUG, > > I just joined this group and thought I ought to introduce myself. I > see a few familiar names -- like Bob and Tina. > > I'm a B&W landscape printer and now M9 shooter. As Tina has noted, > when I started the Golden Trout Photo Workshop > (http://goldentroutworkshops.org/ and > http://www.paulroark.com/GTthumbnails.html) she was the only Leica > shooter. Now it seems we're becoming an unofficial Leica users > workshop -- which is fine with me. > > My serious B&W started with medium format film (Rollei SL66 & TLR, > various Fuji's, and most recently the Bronica RF 645 with Technical > Pan film). As a backpacker, light weight became more important as the > years rolled on. But, being able to make sharp 22x28 inch prints is > also a top priority. I'm happy to report that the M9 does an > excellent job of delivering that performance with the least weight > (well, at least with my usually slower lenses). > > My usual forum has been the Yahoo B&W Print forum -- > http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint/messages > -- but they get a bit testy with OT messages, and the B&W printing > field is becoming more mature. The OEMs have taken the bulk of it, > and 100% carbon inks have secured the top end for those who value the > most stable/lightfast images. So, volume on the B&W Print forum is > way down. > > For me, the digital workflows, particularly those that affect the M9, > are becoming much more interesting, and where I see most of the action > being for now. For example, I find myself increasingly using a > dual-focus shooting procedure. See > http://www.paulroark.com/BW-Info/Dual-Focus-Focus-Stacking.pdf > > I tend to post information relating to my various photo projects on > http://www.paulroark.com/BW-Info/ . These are often notes to myself > as well as things that I think might be of interest to others. My > latest inkset post, about setting up the Epson WorkForce 30 with a > custom B&W inkset based on the Noritsu-Epson (Claria) "dry lab" inks > -- http://www.paulroark.com/BW-Info/WF30-BW-Dye.pdf -- is actually for > my daughter who'll be using that combo at school. The WorkForce > printers are very fast, and the dyes are clog free (and make great > high gloss cards and brochures). > > Enough about me. I look forward to seeing your posts and pictures -- > which so far have been impressive. > > > Paul > www.PaulRoark.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information