Tobias F
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Hi there,
I am sorry if this has been asked over and over, but I have been scouring for a few days, and only now discovered dpug, and I do hope to write a decent blog up when I finalise my plans of action.
Last year I purchased a large selection of different inkjet OHP films when I was doing some screen printing, and I found that the only one I had which would take enough ink to not reticulate was the Canon film, used with a Canon BJ printer. All the others seem useless even for text to use actually on an OHP, which is curious.
So now I am trying my hand with Cyanotypes, and finding that the dithering of the Canon BJ is useless as a negative on film. I tried their "High Resolution Paper", which is thin, but I was displeased with the texture the paper grain left in the shadows. However the ink did lay down well, even for a fine gradient.
Thus, I am hunting for the best film to use. I have a Canon IP5200r, and an Epson 2100, which is probably the better candidate for the task. I have found that Pictorico is sold in Germany, but by the nature of the fact that the site is only in German, I don't know if they will post to the UK (Dead Link Removed). Here I have found Permajet (PermaJet - Digital Negative Transfer Film) which is apparently endorsed by Tim Rudman. But my question remains: is Permajet the only film available, and the best?
Thanks for all input,
Tobias
I am sorry if this has been asked over and over, but I have been scouring for a few days, and only now discovered dpug, and I do hope to write a decent blog up when I finalise my plans of action.
Last year I purchased a large selection of different inkjet OHP films when I was doing some screen printing, and I found that the only one I had which would take enough ink to not reticulate was the Canon film, used with a Canon BJ printer. All the others seem useless even for text to use actually on an OHP, which is curious.
So now I am trying my hand with Cyanotypes, and finding that the dithering of the Canon BJ is useless as a negative on film. I tried their "High Resolution Paper", which is thin, but I was displeased with the texture the paper grain left in the shadows. However the ink did lay down well, even for a fine gradient.
Thus, I am hunting for the best film to use. I have a Canon IP5200r, and an Epson 2100, which is probably the better candidate for the task. I have found that Pictorico is sold in Germany, but by the nature of the fact that the site is only in German, I don't know if they will post to the UK (Dead Link Removed). Here I have found Permajet (PermaJet - Digital Negative Transfer Film) which is apparently endorsed by Tim Rudman. But my question remains: is Permajet the only film available, and the best?
Thanks for all input,
Tobias