And to answer the question: Of course. Color printing is infinitely easier now. And with far more precise control of variables, inkjet printing is superior to optical printing as well. In theory, with a large format neg, a superb enlarging lens and lots of time, one cold produce a superior optical print, but I would that that, in practice, that rarely happens.
On Jul 7, 2012, at 10:59 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > I printed a handful of cibachrome 8 x 10s in the seventies. Still have a few. > Too time consuming, but nice results. > > On Jul 7, 2012, at 8:46 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: > >> >> >> On 7/7/2012 20:43, Jeffery Smith wrote: >>> Cibachrome actually goes back to the 70's. I printed thousands of them in >>> my 1-room studio apartment, using a walk-in closet as a darkroom. >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> Jeffery >> >> Me too... but not to your numbers.... but walk in closet and Ciba, yes. >> >> In fact, I learned cibachrome printing before I learned how to develop black >> and white negs. I had been afraid I would mess up doing the negs. >> >> Cibachrome chems were nasty and getting the exposure right was a lot of >> work. I've got maybe 100 or so 8 x 10's in a file drawer and a couple >> on the wall. But their longevity so far at least is equal to the hype >> >> ann >> >> >>> _________________ >>> Jeffery Smith >>> Irish Channel, New Orleans, LA >>> www.400tx.com >>> >>> >>> >>> On Jul 7, 2012, at 7:27 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: >>> >>>> To which I could only answer Duh? I've done wet print processing with >>>> Cibachrome, one of the easiest methods available in the 80's. There's no >>>> comparison a decent, and there are very few that aren't decent, inkjet >>>> printer makes color printing much easier. Now are the images produced >>>> better, artistically, or more compelling somehow, that might be a question >>>> to ask. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Don't lose heart, they might want to cut it out, and they'll want to avoid >>>> a lengthly search. >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>> PDML@pdml.net >>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>>> follow the directions. >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
