Re: Paper negatives- Ink Selection

[Katharine Thayer <kthayer@pacifier.com>]

Hey Laura,  forget everything I've said about this transparency film;  
I have better information now.   I just discovered something amazing  
and embarrassing; I got to looking at the box this stuff came in, and  
it says right on the box what it is.   It's made by Precision Imaging  
Inc, it's called Transparency Film for inkjet printers #10-401,  
Clear, and I searched out the manufacturer and called them and found  
that it's a lot cheaper ordering directly  from Precision Imaging  
than from filmsource ($10.55 for a box of 50 vs $17.50 from  
filmsource).   Here's the website:

http://precisionimageinc.com/productguide.html

Thanks a million;  if you hadn't asked, I may never have figured that  
out.
Katharine





On Oct 17, 2008, at 7:38 AM, Laura Valentino wrote:

> I'll just say, gimme the stuff Katharine gets... :)
>
> Laura
>
> Katharine Thayer wrote:
>
> > On Oct 15, 2008, at 12:35 PM, Laura Valentino wrote:
> >
> > > Katharine Thayer wrote:
> > > With the cheap
> > >
> > >
> > > > transparency film I use, I won't have any need to go back  to  
> > > > paper unless for some reason I can't get that film any more.
> > > Hi Katharine...what type of cheap film? I have the same printer  
> > > as you. (actually the 1270, which is the Euro model).
> > >
> > > Laura
> > Oh dear, I always paint myself into this corner whenever I mention  
> > the cheap transparency film that I use.
> > The problem is that I don't know what it is.  It's something I get  
> > from filmsource.com, on recommendation of a friend from this list  
> > who gave me a few sheets to try.  This company buys different  
> > manufacturers' films and repackages them under their own label.   
> > Unfortunately, they market different films under the same stock  
> > name and #, so I can't even tell you the stock name and # with any  
> > expectation that you'd get the same film I use.  Once they sent me  
> > a different film when I ordered the same stock number again; the  
> > other film behaved entirely differently.  They wouldn't take it  
> > back because they said all the film they sell under the same #  
> > should behave similarly enough to not make any difference, but  
> > there was a big difference as far as making digital negatives  
> > with.  I did eventually figure out how to make so-so negatives  
> > with the other film,  since they wouldn't take it back, but since  
> > then they have been careful to send me the same film I got the  
> > first time, and I'm happy.  But.... I have no idea in the world  
> > what it is, so if they go out of business or lose my records or  
> > something, I won't have any way of finding that film again, which  
> > rather terrifies me.  Sorry, I'm afraid that's not very helpful,  
> > but it's all I know.
> > Katharine