[pure-silver] Re: having digital negatives made

  • From: Shannon Stoney <shannonstoney@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2009 08:41:30 -0600

My enlarger can go up to 4x5.  (the 8x10 enlarger is broken right now.)
My ink jet printer is an Epson 2200, but I have access to a 2400. In the past my efforts to make digital negatives didn't work out very well, but maybe I can try again.
My process is silver. :-) (Although in the past I did do those other processes you mention.) My paper scale is 1.2.
So, you are saying that it is better to make a negative for enlarging than one for contact printing if possible? 

--shannon


On Jan 23, 2009, at 9:50 PM, Eric Neilsen Photography wrote:
Shannon, There are many people that can do what you are requesting, I for one. There are several paths that you can take. You can print directly to a contact negative material from your ink jet ( Bob, Inkpress is what you want or Pictorico OHP), send it off to a lab or someone with an LVT. Again many places that can do that. Some will be able to directly make you a contact 
neg to the neg size you need; up to 16x20 or 20x24.
Then the question becomes; What process do you need a negative for? Silver Gelatin? Platinum/Palladium? Cyanotype? Etc and do you know the curve of 
your neg?
I say make a neg the biggest your enlarger can go IF that is your path, if t is contact to print size if possible. If not, make a contact digital neg. 

What type printer do you have?

Eric

Eric Neilsen Photography
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Dallas, TX 75226
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-----Original Message-----
From: pure-silver-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:pure-silver-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Bob Younger
Sent: Friday, January 23, 2009 9:06 PM
To: pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [pure-silver] Re: having digital negatives made
While we're on the subject. I have an Epson 4000. What material can I use to print digital negatives (for subsequent contact printing) with on it? Can I 
do it at all?
Thanks,
Bob Younger


-----Original Message-----
From: pure-silver-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:pure-silver-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Mark Blackwell
Sent: Friday, January 23, 2009 6:22 PM
To: pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [pure-silver] Re: having digital negatives made
Shannon what you need is a lab that has a film recorder. Some would prefer to invert the file themselves and others might want you to. Just scan and make the repair. Then the lab will likely give you some instructions to get the best negative back. Some might say a 4x5 neg is best and others might say a medium format negative would be better. I'd just listen to the lab. They know their equipment and should give you the right direction for the 
best results.
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