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Re: [Digital BW] Rauch SuperClear

2016-09-13 by Paul Roark

No, but from what I've seen, I doubt the inkjet film used is going to matter. So, price and availability in the sizes you want are probably the main factors.

The company seems to be selling its very clear base -- low base fog. (Many films have a bluish cast.) Assuming this film is more clear, visually, it does not answer the UV transparency issue. Even if it is more clear in UV, I doubt it would affect the final alt print quality significantly.

I suspect people can just print through the base fog of all the currently popular films rather easily.

But I am not an expert in alt process.

As an outsider, my impression so far from my quick look at the field is that the bulk of the art and craft in the alternative process printing niche is in the character of the wet darkroom process and how the the multitude of variables are put together by the individual practitioner (including, as always, the image). The inkjet internegative printing step is an important, but small part of this, and it has reached the "good enough" stage with either OEM inks or carbon inks, and any number of printing approaches.

FWIW

Paul



On Tue, Sep 13, 2016 at 7:05 AM, sw3457@... [DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint] <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

Hi -- Has anyone tried this Rauch SuperClear RS polyester film for making digital negatives? Scott


SuperClear RS optical clear polyester film - R. Rauch GmbH - Papiere, Folien und Ideen

SuperClear RS optical clear polyester film - R. Rauch G...
Exceptionally clear-transparent inkjet film for colour separations, overlays and glass applications. The special coating allows printing using dye and pigmented ink...
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