Hello everybody,

Did anyone try to make inkjet negative? Epson Stylus 5000. Any advise, links, thoughts are highly appreciated.

-- Eugene Safian (safian3@rogers.com), March 20, 2002

Answers

Check out Dan Burkholder's site: http://www.danburkholder.com/Pages/main_pages/page1_main.htm

-- Don Sparks (harleyman7@aol.com), March 20, 2002.

Yes - do check out Dan's site & get his book. It is well worth the money.

I do mine with an Epson Stylus 600 [Bronze Age?] and still like the results. See here:

http://christianharkness.tripod.com/digitalnegative.html

chris

-- Christian Harkness (chris.harkness@eudoramail.com), March 21, 2002.

Hey Chris pretty cool...!!!

-- Jorge Gasteazoro (rossorabbit@hotmail.com), March 21, 2002.

I use my epson 1200 and epsons inks. works great. still trying to get the curves down but close.

-- james (james_mickelson@hotmail.com), March 22, 2002.

Thanks Jorge,

By the way, I now use Pictorico OHP Transparency Film as per Dan's recommendation. Works great. I use it for regular as well as cyanotype prints.

chris

-- Christian Harkness (chris.harkness@eudoramail.com), March 23, 2002.

Thank you all for your responces... I wonder if anyone could tell if there are tricks in preparing a file for printing in terms of contrast and sharpness... And, also - is a print from the digital neg comparable with traditional print (sharpnes, grain, etc.) Thank you all again,

Regards,

Eugene.

-- Eugene Safian (safian3@rogers.com), March 25, 2002.

Well, you probably have to adjust the contrast of the negative till you get what you are looking for. You won't know this till you make your first contact print.

I am not so sure if I can answer the second part of your question. That depends on what you do with the negative in Photoshop, and how well you know how to do ink jet prints, and how good your printer is.

If you don't have Dan's book, I would strongly recommend you get it.

Best wishes,

chris

-- Christian Harkness (chris.harkness@eudoramail.com), March 26, 2002.