Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/04/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Dear Ken and Pablo, Well I ain't tried it yet. TBH I would only do this if I can make a digital negative on my Epson 3800. Just can't see myself making a large contact inter-negative using LF film. Willing to give it a go, once I've been on a course. Best wishes, Charlie On 21 Apr 2014, at 00:23, Ken Carney wrote: > We'll see. I have a much better Epson now than when I tried digital negs > before, and it appears there is much better inkjet film available now. > But, I have the printer and a first-rate pt/pd lab at hand, so it won't > cost much to try it out. The ability to print negs from digital camera > files and control the dMax with software is really appealing. So, I'm > curious again. > > Ken > > > On 4/20/2014 5:35 PM, Mark Rabiner wrote: >> I'd do this and not go the Epson route. Work from enlarged Negs. I viewed >> some of these Platinum prints from Epson "negs" at the AIPAD show at the >> Park Ave Armory last week or so and they are washed out looking and don't >> look at all good. Including the ones done to Elliot Erwitt iconic work. An >> excuse to sell prints with another zero at the end. I'm a big fan of his I >> don't think he has much to do with this. >> >> Platinum prints are supposed to be rich and dark. Not the opposite. And >> incredibly sharp. Not the opposite. >> >> >> On 4/19/14 6:15 PM, "Ken Carney" <kcarney1 at cox.net> wrote: >> >>> It is a lot of fun. Most all of my pt/pd printing was with LF in-camera >>> negs, but I have experimented with inkjet and film negatives made with >>> an imagesetter (ask your grandparents what that is :)). As far as >>> sharpness goes anyway, it is a forgiving process due to the paper used. >>> Tonality is a different thing, but some of the best prints I have seen >>> were 6x7cm negs enlarged in the darkroom to 20x24 by David Kennedy >>> (www.davidmichaelkennedy.com). These were pure palladium, double >>> coated. The chemistry presents some health concerns, not the least of >>> which is mixing the emulsion in a shot glass, which in dim light looks a >>> lot like single-malt. Good luck. >>> >>> Ken >>> >>> On 4/19/2014 4:46 PM, Charlie Chan wrote: >>>> Just thought I would ask. I am thinking of going on a Platinum-Palladium >>>> printing course with David Chow in the UK. Now one can make large format >>>> digital negatives on an Epson printer, it seems like a bit of fun. Is >>>> anyone >>>> on the LUG doing this? If so, am I mad or have I got too much time on my >>>> hands? Don't think I'll be the next Irving Penn, so no delusional >>>> thoughts >>>> there. >>>> >>>> Thanks >>>> >>>> Charlie >>>> >>>> >>>> Charlie Chan >>>> www.yourbreast.co.uk >>>> www.charlie-chan.co.uk >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> 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