Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/02/18

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Digital Darkroom
From: Dan Cardish <dcardish@microtec.net>
Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2000 08:34:32 -0500

If only I could afford a decent quality MF scanner.  Hence, I am still
making prints (colour and B/W) the old fashioned way with my 120 negs.

Dan C.

At 07:57 AM 18-02-00 -0500, Tina Manley wrote:
>At 12:06 AM 2/18/00 -0500, you wrote:
>
>>Before digital I felt lucky to get a color print that reminded me of the
>>original slide; with digital the print looks _exactly_ like the slide.  It
>>can be a very time-consuming process and for color prints it's well worth
>>the time and expense.
>>
>>Doug Herr
>
>
>I agree with Doug.  The only time I use my darkroom now is develop film and 
>to print archival black and whites on fiber paper.  With the new Epsons and 
>some of the new inks and papers, the black and whites are even possible 
>digitally and will soon be as archival as darkroom prints.  The results are 
>phenominal with no messy, dangerous chemicals and much more precise 
>dodging, burning and color control.
>
>Tina
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>
>Tina Manley, ASMP
>http://www.tinamanley.com
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