Digital BW, The Print

Thank you.  I thought this made sense to some degree.  Especially with 
different lenses.  I am considering using many of my old M42 mount Pentax 
lenses, and assumed that they could make some difference with the metering.  
I'm new into digital.

Frank Vincent


>From: "Johnny Eades" <jeades1@...>
>Reply-To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
>To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: [Digital BW] Re: Matching Camera to Printer?
>Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 13:16:53 -0000
>
>Frank,
>
>I've just completed calibrating my Nikon D70 using an Adobe script
>written by Thomas Fors that you can get from www.chromoholics.com
>website. Just follow the instructions provided and your camera will
>be calibrated thus providing you with a consistent starting point.
>This will also allow you to use a handheld light meter to determine
>your exposure much more accurately than the in-camera meter. The
>only additional expense will be a Machbeth Color Checker card/sheet
>to photograph with your camera. There is a complete process
>explanation on the site.
>
>Your friend in Photography,
>
>Johnny
>
> >
> > On 1/19/06 2:51 PM, "DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com"
> > <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Subject: Matching Camera to Printer?
> > >
> > >
> > > One process I did with my film cameras was to match my cameras
>(and films)
> > > to my printing.  This meant knowing the times to produce
>absolute black with
> > > a clear negative, then with a full-zoned subject.  This took
>into account
> > > variables of camera, film, development time, enlarger, paper,
>etc.
> > >
> > > My questions is, once I get my Epson 220 set up and printing
>steps
> > > correctly, should I then control for the digital camera
>variable? It seems
> > > that cameras might meter differently, creating a need for some
>modifications
> > > on the printer.
> > >
> > > If so, I could shoot an image of a target that included absolute
>black, pure
> > > white (doing a white balance on it, of course), and some mid
>grays,
> > > including an 18% card.  Then, upon printing the image, I could
>tell if the
> > > printer was matching what the camera recorded.
> > >
> > > Crazy? Sane? Irrelevant?
> > >
> > > Frank Vincent
> >
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