digital prints on "real" photo paper

[André E.C.]

Or maybe something like this?

http://www.benboardman.com.au/bb/devere/dv504d.shtml

Cheers


André

 

[eagleowl]

slightly off topic,but...

...there is a machine which will output a digital file via coloured lasers onto film-a snip at a mere £7000 per machine!

 

[steve]

Another way to do this is to use a DeVere 504DS enlarger which is specifically made to project digital files onto standard B&W photographic paper.

The image taken with a digital camera would be converted to B&W in Photoshop. It would then be inverted in Photoshop (changed from a positive to negative image); and adjusted (curves applied, histogram adjusted, etc.) as required for best printing through the 504DS.

The enlarger uses an LCD with a light source behind it (just like an LCD computer display, LCD video display, or LCD video projector). Using the digital enlarger, you project the B&W file image onto any standard B&W photo paper and process using the B&W paper developer of your choice then fix, wash, and tone....whatever you want to do as part of your B&W photo processing workflow.

Here are web links you can look at the equipment

http://www.benboardman.com.au/bb/devere/dv504d.shtml
http://www.khbphotografix.com/devere/

So, yes it is totally possible to print a digital camera image onto standard B&W photo paper using a digital enlarger.

 

[ajuk]

If the existance of digital enlargers is what is needed to keep traditional papers going then so be it, doesn't mean you have to do it digitaly it means that its keeping the paper in production.