Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/01/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Steve, Thank you! I appreciate your checking them out for me. Both images were taken by my self-defense M6 and 28 Summicron. Thanks again, Wayne -----Original Message----- >From: Steve Barbour <steve.barbour at gmail.com> >Sent: Jan 8, 2010 6:37 PM >To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >Subject: Re: [Leica] LUG Yearbook 2009 - How is the Printing? > > >On Jan 8, 2010, at 8:02 AM, Wayne Serrano wrote: > >> I am now a bit concerned about how my images looked printed. Should have >> my copy next week. > > >your two wonderful images look fine to my eye, > >Steve > > >> >> Wayne >> >> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Douglas Sharp <douglas.sharp at gmx.de> >>> Sent: Jan 8, 2010 10:59 AM >>> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >>> Subject: Re: [Leica] LUG Yearbook 2009 - How is the Printing? >>> >>> >>> Alan, >>> >>> it seems to depend on the input data. >>> >>> Some of the shots - where the balance between black and white is almost >>> 1:1 - are printed perfectly - like Jayanands tiger (page 40). >>> >>> My BW shot with a predominance of white and grey (page 39) appears quite >>> a bit darker than I expected (about 1.5 stops). >>> >>> A very few BW shots unfortunately look as if something went wrong in the >>> printing process. (Marty Deveney's African shots (pp 122-123) and >>> Nicolas Vigier's landscapes pp 194-195) >>> >>> Maybe some kind of automatic gain correction (Auto-level) is being >>> applied. >>> >>> Was this the problem you had? >>> >>> Perhaps this varies depending on the facility where it was printed - it >>> would be interesting to find out - my copy was printed in Holland. >>> >>> >>> The blacks in my copy are really rich, saturated and very black. >>> >>> Colour reproduction is very good throughout the book. >>> >>> Cheers >>> Douglas >>> >>> >>> >>>> Are the B&W pictures neutral? I ordered a free Blurb book on Dec. 28th >>>> as per their offer to make up for >>>> bad printing on some from last year (like mine). I wanted to have a >>>> second copy of "12 Leica Users", so >>>> this week, when it arrived, I compared it to the one printed in 2008 - >>>> the new one is purple in the blacks, not black! >>>> >>>> Last year it took them three tries to get me a good printing of "19 >>>> Leica Users". >>>> >>>> I'm losing confidence in this company. >>>> >>>> Alan >>>> >>>> Alan Magayne-Roshak, Senior Photographer >>>> UPAA POY 1978 >>>> University Information Technology Services >>>> University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee >>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/ >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>> >>>> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information