Re: continued solarplate notes
SusanV wrote: Hi Susan,Jon, the Dan Weldon screen isn't that dense at all. I'm getting the same exposure times as you are, adjusted for my 1000k lamp. You may be getting the same exposure times at different wattages, and but we're also using very different screens. 80% density indicates coverage of dots (dpi), not density of the "tone". Every dot is 100% opaque - at least that's how the plate should see it with a proper screen. Both our screens may have "80% density", but the exposure times (and perhaps ratios) between them will vary using the same light source. Are you doing the exact same screen/image times as I am? If so, it could be worth examining, or could be coincidence...I don't know. That's true, but I'm suggesting it's similar in the end result. Undercut dots in the screen exposure would lower the density *effect* of the screen on the plate from 80% to something less than 80%,. In both cases the dots are smaller, which is what allows more shades of gray to be produced. There's certain to be other differences...of course. My point was if that particular author was getting good results using our plates with 1K exposures for 15 minutes, Chris may well be correct that the exposure times ratio is more important than the actual times, BUT I'll bet he gets better results than others using lower exposure times (assuming the ratio is the important thing) because his dots are smaller. Just an idea. Difference between 10seconds and 15 minutes for the same media is quite a variance...Another thing about longer exposure and the undercutting of dots... that's not really the same as a finer screen. The dots would be smaller, but they still number the same per inch so the space between would just be larger. Jon
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