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    Re: column height of Omega D2V?

    The column is 46-inches long. Get a couple of card board boxes and bring some newspaper so you can pack some items separately.

    Take the lamphouse off of the column, it comes off by loosening...
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    Re: Epson Exhibition Fiber any experiences?

    Pixelography....



    Sure you did...that must be why an Internet search shows 13,200 occurrences of the term...going back past 1996...

    What else have you invented? Ice cubes...fire....light...
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    Re: How do you describe ink jet process

    Here you go...the real story of giclee...
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    Re: The Value of a Fine Print?

    Wankers...wankers...wankers....

    How you make the print is totally dependent upon the aesthetic and NOT the process. In my photographic schooling, I had to make multiple prints of the same...
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    Re: Epson court decision

    You all know Kodak sued every camera manufacturer for patent infringement on sensors and won? They then licensed the manufacturers to use the Kodak patents.

    Maybe that's all the cartridge...
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    Re: The Bestest Meter Ever

    I guess you didn't read my post carefully. It's about having a meter for photometric purposes that doesn't cost $1500. I was thrilled to find a replacement for my LiteMate III for about 1/2 the...
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    Re: The Bestest Meter Ever

    Ummmm...the StarLite didn't cost $1500 - the PhotoResearch PR-524 LiteMate, which is the direct replacement for my LiteMate III, is the piece of equipment that cost $1500. Maybe you should read a...
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    Re: The Bestest Meter Ever

    No Helen, it doesn't matter. The PhotoResearch LiteMate PR-524 is traceable with NIST Illuminant A (2856K) +/- 2%, but I don't need that level of accuracy. I also don't need to measure light values...
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    The Bestest Meter Ever

    My PhotoResearch LiteMate III finally puked after 25 years and I couldn't get it fixed. The new version was $1500 for a footcandle / lux meter. I was having a hard time coughing up the money for a...
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    Re: White Sands update

    I've been there at least 30 times over 25 years and couldn't disagree with you more. If you go to the end of the dune road loop and then hike toward the west, the dunes become huge - on the order...
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    Re: Honest photographs?

    It's apparently important to you, but that doesn't make it important to everyone. I used to pursue galleries, shows, collectors, collections, etc. - and found out I resented the process and...
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    Re: Tax deductions?

    You may want to look into the entire tax situation, not just the federal income tax implications. Where I live, you have to file a schedule with the county for all business equipment deductions. ...
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    Re: Denial of Nature a product of Post Modernism?

    He wants to do away with "The Natural"? Has he talked with Robert Redford about this yet?
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    Re: The Magic Ink & Disposable Culture

    Pure speculation. Exactly HOW did they know they were using processes that would be long lasting? Archival testing by Wilhelm? ANSI / ISO standards?

    They were using the processes available to...
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    Re: Where is Archival Ink Going?

    I'd wait. You already know what the Epson K3 will do. But, from what I've seen from the Canon output, their native dithering routines suck bigtime. My problem with the Canon is the large format...
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    Re: The Magic Ink & Disposable Culture

    I fail to see the point. This has less to do with materials and more to do with Hockney's lack of a good contract. I guess VanGogh and Turner's reputations are taking a "hit" also. Turner is...
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    Re: The Magic Ink & Disposable Culture

    The fallacy of the entire argument based on "I have a box full of old photos," etc. and other anecdotal "proof" is that the photographers who made the images 80 years ago, 100 years ago had...
  18. Re: Scanner comparison: Creo high end flatbeds added

    You need to test the Imacon 949. The performance is far better than the 848. It has a different light source and a better cooler on the CCD.
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    Re: X-Rite Pulse and Drum Scanning vs. Flatbed

    The Pulse Elite System consists of a colorimeter for monitor calibration, a spectrophotometer for making paper profiles, and Pulse software.

    The Colorbyte raster image processor (RIP) is software...
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    Re: Advice on Epson 9800 printer

    I've owned a 9600 and now own a 9800. The 9800 monitors the print heads (unlike the 9600) and will automatically power clean the print head. Like your printing cycle, my 9800 may sit for 2-3 weeks...
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    Re: Thus speaks Chuang Tsu II

    You must meet Gregor Samsa some time...

    "As Gregor Samsa awake one morning from a troubled dream, he found himself changed..."
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    Re: Need Commercial Scanner Advice

    If this is Gail's Darkroom let me know, I can help them with understanding the scanner setups for different types of subjects and where to do that in the software, etc. As for business practices,...
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    Re: Inkjet pricing

    As I stated in my original post - you and a thousand other artists and hundreds of museums. Why belabor the point? It's being done. You just have to make up YOUR mind if that's what you want to...
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    Re: Inkjet pricing

    You are proposing to do what thousands of artists and hundreds of museums are doing today. Copying an original piece of art to sell as a reproduction. Most of the people call these copies...
  25. Re: Re-tooling your technique for a mixed workflow

    Digital work is much like darkroom work in that you have to setup controls and test them. You need reliable equipment that you can trust. For image processing work, this means a good monitor and a...
  26. Re: Digi-vs-analog color prints: Can you quantify the difference?

    I've made color prints "C" and Ilfochromes since 1967. I've also run offset presses professionally, and have hand printed fine art lithographs professionally. I have a full color darkroom with a...
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    Experience with Epson 9800 vs 7800?

    " But the 2400/4800/7800/9800 line has been on the market for about two years now, which is a long time for digital stuff."

    Not exactly true. The 7800 became available in August of 2005. The...
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    Experience with Epson 9800 vs 7800?

    One slight addition. There is usually a cost difference in raster image processor (RIP) software for a 7800 compared to a 9800. Most RIP manufacturers price the RIP by printer width. The RIPS for...
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    Experience with Epson 9800 vs 7800?

    "Besides getting an additional 20 inches in width out of the 9800, what are the real world differences in cost, operation, quality, convenience."

    7800 operates exactly the same as the 9800, uses...
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    Predictions come true.

    I should care about this why? If you could reliably give me next week's winning PowerBall number - I'd be a lot more impressed.
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    Kodak announces film price increase

    Silver prices are now at $13.50 / ounce. Up from about $7.50 a year ago. I like conspiracy theories, profiteering, etc. as much as the next guy, but if raw materials go up - you have to raise your...
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    Fade to Black-WSJ article

    "I suspect few digital prints will last as well."

    Do you also suspect that few color prints made on traditional color photographic paper will last as long? What's your point? B&W lasts longer...
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    RIP for epson 9800

    You can print with any width paper. You did not have to replace the 42-inch paper with 44-inch paper.

    In the printer control menu, select "paper."

    Under paper select "roll."

    Under "paper...
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    GPS and location shooting

    Having purchased my first hand-held GPS in 1992 for logging photo locations, calculating sunrise/sunset, moonrise/moonset; and having worked for three years on a US Army project using kinematic GPS...
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    OT: Availability of 120 Film?

    Bill, I've been buying 120 film since 1967. I've never seen 120 film in any of places you, apparently, would like to buy it. I always get my 120 / 220 film from three different places: 1. local...
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    Flat Screen Monitors

    I have the Flexscan L997, and would recommend the Eizo monitors. Make sure it includes the monitor control software that allows 6 color setup as that is the only way you'll get accurate color...
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    Is color a distraction?

    A color photograph only works if it has a reason to be in color. The color has to be an intrinsic part of the image, and something that makes the image work. Paulr has it 100% correct, and that's...
  38. Fujifilm statement on silver halide photography

    "Silver halide photography, which is fundamental to photography, has advantages over digital in such areas as power of expression..."

    Uh huh. Sure film guarantees more expression...(whatever that...
  39. Epson K3- 4800 – How to get the best B&W print?

    Try a test with Hahnemuhle Rag Satin paper. Overspray the final print with either Premier ECO satin, gloss or matte; or Glamour 2 varnish. Use the ECO satin straight, or mix the Eco gloss and...
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    Joseph Holmes Ekta Space P5

    Pro RGB is so big, it won't even fit on any of the color analyzing software programs that I have. It's literally outside of the entire L*a*b* space - which is why the comment that it can reproduce...
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