[alt-photo] Re: pitfalls of alt

[Nelson Mark]

Chris, 

Maybe you could title your list "PitfALTS"
Best Wishes,
Mark Nelson
www.PrecisionDigitalNegatives.com

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On Feb 14, 2011, at 2:09 PM, BOB KISS wrote:

> DEAR PAUL,
>    I tried front and back loading without success...one of them doesn't
> allow full format printing (I need every one of those 17X22 inches) and the
> other does feed the film under the pizza wheels.  I finally joined the Epson
> Printer List and found the Guru (forgot his name but have it saved) who
> walked me through a number of tests, cleanings, and options.  The extended
> drying time works just fine and I have had no problems since I started using
> it.  I have plenty of other work to do while printing each neg and as I
> don't serve other clients, just print collectors, there is no need to hurry
> along the printing of a neg.  Quality and getting it right the first time
> are much more important to me than saving a few minutes of negative printing
> time.  
>        CHEERS!
>            BOB
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:alt-photo-process-list-bounces at lists.altphotolist.org] On Behalf Of
> Paul Viapiano
> Sent: Sunday, February 13, 2011 12:02 PM
> To: The alternative photographic processes mailing list
> Subject: [alt-photo] Re: pitfalls of alt
> 
> Bob,
> 
> Have you tried frontloading the printer? It doesn't go through the "pizza" 
> mechanism that way...
> 
> Paul
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "KISS BOB" <bobkiss at caribsurf.com>
> To: "The alternative photographic processes mailing list" 
> <alt-photo-process-list at lists.altphotolist.org>
> Sent: Sunday, February 13, 2011 5:13 AM
> Subject: [alt-photo] Re: pitfalls of alt
> 
> 
>> The dreaded Pizza Wheel marks!  I now have a 3 sec drying time per printer
> 
>> stroke with my Epson 3800 and they are gone.
>> Good thing I am good at multitasking...I do other things for the half hour
> 
>> or more it takes to print a 17X22 digineg!
>>                 CHEERS!
>>                         BOB
>> 
>> On Sat, 12 Feb 2011 10:25:24 -0700
>> Christina Anderson <zphoto at montana.net> wrote:
>>> Dear All,
>>> 
>>> I am compiling a list of frequent problems that occur with alt for a 
>>> presentation. For instance, paper specificity is one that is the bane of 
>>> my existence as of late. Seriously, now. When papers change, do you think
> 
>>> the paper manufacturers would tell us??!!
>>> 
>>> I thought I would ask the list if anyone had their pet peeve to share so 
>>> I can add it to my growing list in case i don't have it already? When I 
>>> finish I will post.
>>> 
>>> Here are some suggestions:
>>> 
>>> printing on the wrong side of OHP
>>> 
>>> banding in the digineg
>>> 
>>> venetian blinds in the digineg
>>> 
>>> forgetting to invert the neg (yes, it does occur!)
>>> 
>>> I'm not necessarily being process-specific, though, e.g. gum might have 
>>> staining or sloughing off of the layer or speckling as pitfalls. But 
>>> heck, that'd be OK, too.
>>> 
>>> Anyway, interested to see your all's pet peeves, trials, tribulations...
>>> 
>>> One of these years I hope to compile a FAQ, too...such things as "When is
> 
>>> a hair dryer a good thing?" etc. One of the great things about teaching 
>>> is that if there is a mistake to be made, it is done, and I can document.
> 
>>> This past week I had one I had never seen before, trying to read a 
>>> blur/average square that should have given one consistent number kept 
>>> jumping all over the place. Found out the eyedropper tool was NOT set to 
>>> point sample but to 101x101. Of course, it took me 45 minutes to figure 
>>> that one out and it was another faculty member that suggested that might 
>>> be the cause. Gees.
>>> 
>>> OH LOL another I'll share. One student kept having horribly contrasty 
>>> pt/pd prints. Come to find out, he was using straight NA2 20% as his pt 
>>> part of the equation (not pd!), instead of using it as a contrast agent 
>>> in addition to the metal. That was one of those that was so inconceivable
> 
>>> to me I didn't guess it. He finally figured it out.
>>> 
>>> Chris
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Christina Z. Anderson
>>> christinaZanderson.com
>>> 
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