From: H. Lee Pratt (squnch@cox.net)
Date: 03/05/03-11:19:01 AM Z
About imagesetter negs:
Media 27 here in Santa Barbara does an excellent job with imagesetter
negs. Their phone is: 805-563-0099. I hand carry my digital files to
them, but haven't had an DCNs done by them for a while; they may be
able to take files on line. Very friendly and helpful people.
Lee
On Wednesday, March 5, 2003, at 05:30 AM, FDanB@aol.com wrote:
>
>
> Judy said in her message...
>
>> I get a density of 3 to 3.5 with black ink only on the 1160.
>> (Imagesetter
>> neg is pain in the... neck.)
>
> No argument here that imagesetter negs are less fun and break your
> creative flow (send off file and...wait for neg) but they needn't be a
> pain if you find a good service bureau.
>
> Copy Graphics in Santa Fe is making very good negs for photographers.
> If
> you've prepared your image properly (correct contrast curve, no
> artifacts, etc.) they'll give you a good neg.
>
> There is a terrific show of toned silver gelatin prints at the Nimitz
> Museum in Fredericksburg, TX. Photographer Dudley Harris photographed
> with 4x5, medium format, 35mm and Nikon D1X and had Copy Graphics make
> 16x20 imagesetter negs that he contact printed. Dudley was able to
> print,
> process, tone and wash 27 large prints in ONE MORNING because every
> imagesetter neg printed with the exact same time and didn't need any
> burning or dodging. He'd done all the image control in Photoshop and
> his
> big negs captured that work faithfully. He was thrilled and his prints
> are a joy to see.
>
> You can FTP your files to them (FTP is a sister to email attachments)
> and
> have the negs back the next day via FedEx. Peter Ellzey is very sharp
> on
> technical issues and eager to help fine-art photographers with their
> negative issues. And, no, I don't get a kickback from them. ;^)
>
> Their contact info follows:
>
> Peter Ellzey
> Copygraphics
> 314 Read Street
> Santa Fe, NM 87501
> Wk: (505) 988-1438
> Fx: (505) 988-3155
> peter@copygsf.com
> http://www.copygsf.com/
>
> Hope this helps,
>
> Dan
>
>
H. Lee Pratt
Santa Barbara, CA 93108
squnch@cox.net
FAX: 805-565-1670
VOICE: 805-565-1240
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