Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/04/20

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Subject: [Leica] Anyone here tried Platinum printing?
From: pkolodny1 at icloud.com (Pablo Kolodny)
Date: Sun, 20 Apr 2014 20:22:59 -0300
References: <CF79C3F9.1C264%mark@rabinergroup.com>

I do mine but with an HP. Didn't like what others do with Epson either. 
I know of some of Erwitt's also done with HP, these just look like what 
pt/pd should. As you say, rich tonal range and deep blacks

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> On Apr 20, 2014, at 7:35 PM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> wrote:
> 
> I'd do this and not go the Epson route. Work from enlarged Negs.  I viewed
> some of these Platinum prints from Epson "negs" at the AIPAD show at the
> Park Ave Armory last week or so and they are washed out looking and don't
> look at all good. Including the ones done to Elliot Erwitt iconic work. An
> excuse to sell prints with another zero at the end. I'm a big fan of his I
> don't think he has much to do with this.
> 
> Platinum prints are supposed to be rich and dark. Not the opposite. And
> incredibly sharp. Not the opposite.


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