From: Pam Niedermayer (pam_pine@cape.com)
Date: 12/01/00-04:17:11 PM Z
I'd be interested; but as a note, would like to be able to buy a few
feet to sample before committing to the full 66'.
How are you? We just bought an old Vanagon yesterday, will be setting
up a film processing darkroom in it for long trips.
Pam
FDanB@aol.com wrote:
>
> The manufacturer of gelatin coated acetate has asked that I poll (and I
> hesitate to use THAT term) the alt-photo list to see what level of
> interest there is in large format inkjet negative material.
>
> I've tested this material with both Epson 1270 and 1160 printers (the
> later using Jon Cone's Quadtone pigmented inks and Piezography software
> [www.inkjetmall.com] to get the best negs yet) and have had very good
> results. Last week I shipped a show of nearly 40 platinum prints, many of
> which came from desktop negatives. Though salability is rarely an
> indication of quality or artistic merit, I am still thrilled that my
> first 12 X 18 platinum print from a desktop negative has sold. The future
> for desktop enlarged negatives is brighter than ever!
>
> Here are the specs:
>
> The material would be shipped in rolls 17 inches wide by 66 feet long.
> The cost for these rolls would be $400. This works out to approximately
> $4.25 per square foot.
>
> For those with inkjet printers that can handle the full 17 inch width,
> the cost of a 16 X 20 negative would be about $11.00 plus ink or pigment
> supplies. Those using smaller printers like the Epson 1270 or 1160 (that
> can take material 13 inches wide) would have higher costs were they to
> make negatives that required trimming the 17 inch material to fit the
> printer. On the other hand, were they to make 12 X 16 negatives, for
> example, they could utilize that same roll with minimal waste.
>
> The company is very eager to serve the photographic community but they
> need some idea as to the level of interest before they commit to a large
> material run. Putting a pencil to the profit margin, they'd like to see a
> pubescent market (for this area is sure to grow rapidly) of at least 20
> users who would be interested in buying these rolls.
>
> Keep in mind that you could share a roll with other photographers so you
> needn't absorb the entire $400 cost.
>
> My request:
>
> I'm asking that those who are interested in rolls contact me OFF LIST at
> danphoto@aol.com. There is certainly no commitment to declaring an
> interest. We're just trying to decide if there's enough of a market to
> support the manufacturer's investment of time and materials.
>
> Many thanks for letting me know,
>
> Dan
>
> Dan Burkholder
> P.O. Box 111877
> Carrollton, TX 75011-1877
> USA
> 972-242-9819
> fax 972-242-9651
> danphoto@aol.com
> www.danburkholder.com
>
> Author of the book nobody should be without:
> "Making Digital Negatives for Contact Printing."
-- Pamela G. Niedermayer Pinehill Softworks Inc. 600 W. 28th St., Suite 103 Austin, TX 78705 512-236-1677 http://www.pinehill.com
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