----- Original Message ----- From: Cotty Subject: Re: The Great PDML Print Off
> >4) For the sake of uniformity, all prints shall be made on 8x10 > >inch paper, unmounted. > >Prints shall be by traditional darkroom methods. > > Hi again Bill, > > Er, I asked you if an inkjet print was acceptable - even if only to > illustrate how crap black, single-ink inkjet prints would compare to > darkroom prints - and you said that was okay. That was the reason I > signed up, as I have no darkroom access. Therefore my submission will be > by inkjet print - is this okay or not? Woops, my bad. I sent the rules I wrote before inkjet prints were thought of...... sure, inkjet stuff just raises the bar a little bit <G>. You might actually have an advantage with the digital print in this case. I went to do my test print last night, sort of determining my printing strategy, and I discovered a negative flaw which affects every neg I sent out. I am not concerned overly about it. Her is a URL to a Q&D scan I did of one of my initial prints: http://www.accesscomm.ca/users/wrobb/print_challenge.jpg The flaw is the black line on the bottom, near the middle. I had a bit of lint find it's way into the camera. Technical data for the negative: Camera: Pentax ME-Super, SMC (K) Pentax 50mm f/1.4 lens. SMC Pentax orange filter. f/8 @ 1/60th. Film: Ilford FP-4+, processed in ID-11, diluted 1:3, 20.5�C / 12 minutes. This gave a negative that is fairly robust, with lots of shadow detail, but well controled highlights. My test print was printed on Ilford MGIV, on a Beseler 23C Dichroic, with no filtration. f/8 for 12 seconds as a base exposure. There is some burning in done on the test print. Have fun William Robb - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
