Re: Premier Universal Clear Film -- anyone used it?

Thanks Yves -- I have seen that page, and the camera stores listed
either do not sell over the Web or do not actually sell the material
(one of the places listed in Toronto is actually a one-hour
"photo-mat" that's barely big enough to turn around in!)

Jordan

Yves Gauvreau wrote:
> Jordan,
>
> pictorico may not be in stock in Toronto but I'm sure there are some
> distributors, at least there are in Montreal (3) but none had OHP in stock,
> special order only.
>
> I found these distributors on the pictorico website,
> http://www.pictorico.com/retail_can.php
>
> Regards
> Yves
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jordan Wosnick" <jwosnick@fastmail.fm>
> To: <alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2006 10:47 AM
> Subject: Premier Universal Clear Film -- anyone used it?
>
>
>> Hi everyone,
>>
>> This is my first post to the alt-process list. I've learned a lot just
>> from reading the posts over the past few weeks.
>>
>> I've been making VDB prints at home using digital negs printed on my
>> Epson C86 printer (with MIS inks). I've had OK success so far using
>> generic overhead inkjet transparencies from Staples, but these "take
>> the ink" in a strange way, with anything less than 50% gray "not
>> showing up". I can create a custom curve to handle this, but would
>> like to see if a different material handles it better.
>>
>> I know Pictorico is the standard film people use for inkjet negatives,
>> but it doesn't seem to be available locally (Toronto) or by mail-order
>> within Canada and I'd rather not go to the expense of having it
>> shipped from the USA.
>>
>> Has anyone tried the Premier Imaging Products Universal Clear Film?
>> Vistek, a major Canadian photo supplies store, sells it:
>> http://www.vistek.ca/details/details.aspx?t=compare&WebCode=223121
>>
>> The price is attractive and I wonder if anyone has used it for
>> alt-process digital negs.
>>
>> Many thanks in advance!
>>
>> Jordan
>>
>> --
>>
>>
>> Jordan Wosnick
>> jwosnick@fastmail.fm
>

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Jordan Wosnick
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