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Subject: [Leica] Jeffery PAW 24 AND 777 developer - my initial results
From: don.dory at gmail.com (Don Dory)
Date: Sun Jun 25 07:54:57 2006
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Jeffery,
Try to articulate where the clarity is that doesn't translate to the web.
Is the seperation in the highlights, midtones, or shadows better?  Can you
just see more fine detail?  Or is it paper white adds a dimension that a
screen can not display?

Don
don.dory@gmail.com


On 6/25/06, Jeffery Smith <jsmith342@cox.net> wrote:
>
> Inkjet prints, on an Epson 1280. They have a clarity that I cannot
> reproduce
> on the screen. I have a photo of a Mardi Gras Indian that truly
> remarkable.
>
> Jeffery Smith
> New Orleans, LA
> http://www.400tx.com
> http://400tx.blogspot.com/
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org
> [mailto:lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of
> Richard
> Sent: Sunday, June 25, 2006 2:15 AM
> To: Leica Users Group; 'Leica Users Group'
> Subject: RE: [Leica] Jeffery PAW 24 AND 777 developer - my initial results
>
>
> Hi Jeff, at 1:46PM, you wrote:
> ****
> I suspect that 777 is not nearly as magical as its legend would make it.
> It
> would have to really show me a benefit over other readily-available
> developers to make me decided to keep ordering it from Canada and
> experimenting to find good developing times.
> ****
>
> At 7:24PM, you wrote
> ****
> N.B. - This 777 is better than I thought it would be. I'm not sure that
> any
> other one developer is its equal. For what it's worth, the printed images
> look 100% better than the screen shots of the same scan. For my money, the
> prints look better than those developed in D-76 1:1, the so-called
> "standard" for comparing developers.
> ****
>
> I guess between 1:46 and 7:24PM, you made some prints and it's making you
> a
> believer? :-)
>
> Analog or inkjet prints?
>
> // richard (This email is for mailing lists. To reach me directly, please
> use richard at imagecraft.com)
>
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