Ender100@aol.com
Date: 07/03/03-09:31:14 AM Z
Loris,
don't give up on the desktop negatives yet.... depending on the ink, you may
get an actual reading of density with a UV densitometer much higher than with
a visual reading on a standard densitometer. Sandy King has demonstrated
this.
Mark Nelson
In a message dated 7/3/03 3:59:32 AM, lorism@tnn.net writes:
> I have Dan Burkholder's book on this subject and also print digitally
> using pigmented "Piezotone" brand quadtone inks. I don't have the
> possibility of imagesetter output (this is a very expensive option in
> Istanbul) and will try digital negatives with the Piezotones. But I'm
> not much hopeful; I don't have access to Pictorico OHP film (the best
> transparency option for pigmented inks - do you know any other?) and I
> seriously doubt that it can reach enough density (the best Dmax. I had
> from these inks was 1.53) on glossy transparency media. AFAIK, these are
> very delicate too - pigment ink smears very quickly on
> glossy/transparency. I would like to hear comments, suggestions on this
> issue...
>
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