Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/02/18
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Tina, Doug & all,
I also have to agree having spent the last three or four months
working exclusively with a Nikon LS-2000 scanner, Photoshop & and an Epson
Stylus Photo 1200. For me this all started when I couldn't find a suitable
darkroom space after the move to Bangkok - now I am able to do my work in
air-conditioned comfort in our apartment. I have always done my own black
and white printing when possible but had never made a colour print in the
darkroom but with my current setup I am managing to catch up on a backlog
of colour work that has been sitting around for years.
The only trouble I am having is the limited supply of inks (Epson
only) available in Thailand but I am hoping to stock up when I get back to
Canada for a holiday this summer. In April I am having a show in Kathmandu
- - all digital prints done on watercolour paper - we'll see what the
response is.
More digital stuff - Ted, don't knock this digital stuff to
quickly - I just got a new set of digital hearing aids, much better than
the old analog ones.
Ian Stanley,
Bangkok, Thailand
At 07:57 AM 18/02/2000 -0500, you 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
>
>
>Tina Manley, ASMP
>http://www.tinamanley.com