[Leica] back to printing

[rgacpa at yahoo.com (Bob Adler)]

Ken,
I just traded my Colorburst for ImagePrint. I did so after comparing 
multiple images printed from both engines using profiles supplied by the 
software developers. ImagePrint provided greater detail and tonality than 
Colorburst, no contest. 
The only profiling equipment you will need is for your monitor. ImagePrint 
provides profiles for a plethora of papers under different viewing 
situations. I think it is wonderful. The cost of spectrophotometers for 
monitor profiling only has decreased dramatically over the past 6 years. 
Best of luck,
Bob

Bob Adler
http://www.rgaphoto.com

On Jul 11, 2010, at 5:08 PM, Ken Carney <kcarney1 at cox.net> wrote:

I'm making an effort to get back to printing.  I think I've printed more in 
the last few weeks than in the last few years (darkroom closed about 5-6 
years ago).   For b&w, I'm printing on Epson Velvet Fine Art 13x19 with the 
QuadTone RIP software, with the curves set to slightly warm (55% warm curve, 
45% cool curve, not split-toned).   One epiphany was that I didn't have to 
mat and frame every image - a 13x19 portfolio box(es) with interleaf tissues 
works fine (the matte paper is very fragile).    Here are two from today 
that I have not printed since the darkroom days:

http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/kcarney/angel.jpg.html

http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/kcarney/mesa+verde.jpg.html

As I recall, the "angel" photo was with a CV rangefinder and Nokton 50mm 1.5 
lens.  The photo of the ruins at Mesa Verde was with a Linhof Technica and, 
I think, a 210mm Schneider lens and TMax 100 4x5 developed in TMax developer 
1:9.  I like both of the prints better than what I could do in the darkroom.

I'm still not sure what to do about color.  My copy of ImagePrint RIP is for 
XP, and it is unable to find my printer (even though attached and not 
shared) in virtual XP in Windows 7.  Plus it is 6 years old and no doubt the 
paper profiles have changed over the years.  I guess bite the bullet and buy 
profiling gear.

C&C welcome as always.

Ken Carney
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

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