Where can I get a digital negative made?

[SpeedGraphicMan]

Hello!

Anyone know where I can get a good quality 4x5 color negative made from a digital file?

I will need to blow it up to about 20x24 so good quality is a must.

Thanks in advance!

[vinny]

this is the place everybody talks about. never used them myself.
www.albumenworks.com

[greenrhino]

Just curious what you expect to gain from an LVT negative instead of a direct digital cprint

[SpeedGraphicMan]

Just curious what you expect to gain from an LVT negative instead of a direct digital cprint

It is a lot cheaper to print it myself via enlarger.

[vinny]

kinda hard to print digital files in a conventional enlarger.

[cdholden]

I've seen Lenny Eiger's name offered up frequently for scanning and other digital services. Does he print digital negatives too?

[Daniel Stone]

Give Ian Mazursky a ring, I believe he has the ability to output up to 8x10 film negatives/positives from digital files.

http://www.prepressexpress.com/pages...put/index.html

He's also a member here, his username is the same as his real name (Ian Mazursky).

-Dan

[SpeedGraphicMan]

Re there any other option? $80 is kinda steep.

[vinny]

Re there any other option? $80 is kinda steep.

of course it's steep. how much demand do you think there is for this?

How many do you need to print?
there are tons of places to get lightjets made on fuji crystal archive direct-to-print style. aspencreekphoto charges $13.99 for 16x20's.
http://www.aspencreekphoto.com/products/prints

[RichardSperry]

of course it's steep. how much demand do you think there is for this?

When I get the Nikon D800 I am going to sell my MF rig and use digital negatives instead for enlarger printing exclusively for '120'. 36MP is larger than the majority of MF digital systems out there.

The ability to print from a postworked digital image to a film negative is extremely powerful to me. I am surprised that the demand or it's use is as low as it is. I do expect to see more of this hybrid work in the future, honestly.