Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/04/08

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Subject: [Leica] Eggleston
From: richard at richardmanphoto.com (Richard Man)
Date: Sun, 8 Apr 2012 15:34:20 -0700
References: <CAOfQYBtd8xXmG0d9AvSdK9zBSd9o-ArnEaBsha=VgC4CJqRFXA@mail.gmail.com> <CAFuU78fTA0ziJ3y1D9vVQtwmq2oR2Dax96yXiGeyfHghHWvEuQ@mail.gmail.com>

Ctein, who is one of the last dye transfer printers (who also
coincidentally, has just stopped taking dye transfer order for others as he
is finally running low in the dye transfer paper) freely admits that for
most (but not all images), that an excellent inkjet print can be made to
the standard of a dye transfer print. Look different of course.

On Sun, Apr 8, 2012 at 3:21 PM, Lew Schwartz <lew1716 at gmail.com> wrote:

> The current crop of inkjet pigment inks are nothing to sneeze at
> either. You may be right about the dye transfer, however, Early on,
> Eggleston's were produced this way to accommodate the art market's
> concerns about archival issues ... not only for the prints, but for
> the archival black and white separation negs that are the background
> of the process. Damaged or destroyed prints can (in theory) always be
> replaced.
>
> At a recent Eggleston show in NYC, dye transfers and inkjet pigment
> prints were shown side by side. None of  my crowd, whom consider
> themselves discerning, could tell the difference. Perhaps inkjet
> pigment prints were described as "newer" than dye transfer to the
> reporter and he, not knowing any better, misreported it as a new color
> process.
>
> On Sun, Apr 8, 2012 at 2:29 PM, Phil Swango <pswango at att.net> wrote:
> > Lew Schwartz wrote:
> >>Any idea what "utilized a new color printing process allowing for
> >>high-quality reproductions" refers to?
> >
> > Not exactly but I've seen it referred to as pigment prints using digital
> > technology.  The prints are really large -- I read they were 40x60
> inches.
> >  The original editions were done with the now obsolete dye transfer
> > process, which was used mostly for commercial printing in the past.  I'm
> > not sure how the new prints could have a richer gamut than the old ones,
> > considering the superb reputation of dye transfer.  More here:
> >
> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dye-transfer_process
> >
> >
> >
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> >
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>
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> -Lew S.
>
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// richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com>


In reply to: Message from pswango at att.net (Phil Swango) ([Leica] Eggleston)
Message from lew1716 at gmail.com (Lew Schwartz) ([Leica] Eggleston)