From: Tom Hawkins (tomehawk@ix.netcom.com)
Date: 05/26/01-10:44:28 AM Z
I have asked this question twice in the recent past and not received an
answer, so since the topic has re-surfaced, I thought I would give it
another shot...
Is anyone producing desktop negatives for pt/pd printing that are comparable
in quality to imagesetter output?
If so, how (what printer, substrate, inks, software, etc.)?
The recent posts between Larry and Nick seem to suggest the Piezography
system is not an acceptable method for making desktop negatives for
platinum. Am I misreading this?
I also read about Dan Burkholder's 'method', but I'm sure he's made some
refinements since his last book, which didn't sound as though desktop pt.
negs were quite reliable and repeatable just yet. Dan?
There seem to be a lot of posts where folks think they are 'almost there',
but later posts reveal 'not quite'. Printers discontinued, bleeding inks,
unreliable substrates, etc...
Don't want someone to do all the work for me , but I don't want to re-invent
the wheel either.
If someone on the list could suggest some starting points, I would be very
grateful.
Thanks in advance,
Tom
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