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, I'll tell you I am not proud of it but it happended.. Wayne -----Original Message----- >From: Steve Barbour <steve.barbour at gmail.com> >Sent: Jan 8, 2010 6:57 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 3:46 PM, Wayne Serrano wrote: > >> Steve, >> >> Thank you! I appreciate your checking them out for me. Both images were >> taken by my self-defense M6 and 28 Summicron. > > > >what a story, > > >I think it was a close one, > > >Steve > > >> >> 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 >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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