From: H. Lee Pratt (squnch@cox.net)
Date: 02/12/03-12:13:10 PM Z
Hello one and all:
I haven't been following the "digital negative" thread in detail; I
will just reiterate my experience for anyone who is interested:
I have made a very satisfactory digital negative from a 2 1/4 original
tweaked in Photoshop, inverted to a negative and printed on an Epson
3000 using ConeTech quad black pigmented inks on Pictorico OHP film. I
think it's the Pictorico product that is the secret, as their OHP film
has a "thick pad" that holds the ink. The only problem I've encountered
is that the "emulsion" side scratches if you look at it wrong. Handle
with kid gloves. Pictorico has a web site, and apparently sells direct,
although I have not yet ordered from them.
Cheers.
Lee
On Wednesday, February 12, 2003, at 05:50 AM, Nick Makris wrote:
> Judy, I still have my 1160 with MIS quad inks and 1520 with stock
> Epson
> ink. Neither is suitable for the digital negs I want to produce, the
> former
> because the ink won't dry and the latter because it's color and as I
> said, I
> could live with any density issues. So to answer your question, I'm
> not
> making any digital negs of late because the search for the Holy Grail
> continues.
>
> I will however look forward to any news you have in this area.
>
> N
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Judy Seigel" <jseigel@panix.com>
> To: <alt-photo-process-l@skyway.usask.ca>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2003 12:21 AM
> Subject: Re: More digital negatives
>
>
>>
>>
>> On Tue, 11 Feb 2003, Nick Makris wrote:
>>
>>> image is very delicate, and 2) there is not enough density in the
>>
>>
>> Nick, I've just finished testing a bunch of substrates that if I can
>> rescue my corrupted file and get the scattered pieces together is
>> supposed
>> to be shared with the world... I found that for my purposes neither of
>> these problems obtains... So I wonder... what ink and what substrate
>> are
>> you using... And What density do you need?
>>
>> J.
>>
>>
>>
>
>
>
H. Lee Pratt
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