Ed Bray
Established
I am in the process of converting my Epson 2880 to Jon Cone's Piezography2 Digital Negative and Print System (depends if he ever answers my questions) along with my intention to begin Carbon Printing (awaiting parts for my personal design [with some assistance from John Jarosz] of Vacuum Contact Frame to arrive).
To this end I now find that I will need a really good Inkjet Transparency Film which is available in the UK preferably in both A3 and A4 sizes (I can burn the A4 until I get good results and use the A3 for larger prints only. The transparency film recommended by Jon Cone is 'Ultra Premium Pictorio OHP film' and this is the medium that the control curves in QTR have been made for. Unfortunately this OHP film does not seem to be available in the UK or even in the EU.
So, are there any photographers in the UK or EU using Jon Cone's Piezography Inks to make digital negatives? If you do, what Inkjet compatible OHP film do you use, if not, but you know of a suitable film that will both produce good results and also is available in the UK or EU could you please give me the 'heads up'.
Anyone who uses Piezography who can give some advice on making digital negatives for Carbon Printing using the Cone Ink-set would be doing me a great favour if they could pass along any tips.
TIA, Eddie
To this end I now find that I will need a really good Inkjet Transparency Film which is available in the UK preferably in both A3 and A4 sizes (I can burn the A4 until I get good results and use the A3 for larger prints only. The transparency film recommended by Jon Cone is 'Ultra Premium Pictorio OHP film' and this is the medium that the control curves in QTR have been made for. Unfortunately this OHP film does not seem to be available in the UK or even in the EU.
So, are there any photographers in the UK or EU using Jon Cone's Piezography Inks to make digital negatives? If you do, what Inkjet compatible OHP film do you use, if not, but you know of a suitable film that will both produce good results and also is available in the UK or EU could you please give me the 'heads up'.
Anyone who uses Piezography who can give some advice on making digital negatives for Carbon Printing using the Cone Ink-set would be doing me a great favour if they could pass along any tips.
TIA, Eddie
mod2001
Old school modernist
Hi Ediie,
just subscribe in Sandy Kings Carbon Transfer group, by far the biggest resource for this process, I'm quite sure they know where to get OHP film.
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/CarbronTransfer/info
Silverprint.co.uk has OHP, but don't know if they have the one you search for or if they could make a special order. I normally buy all my stuff at Bostick & Sullivan.
Yogi
just subscribe in Sandy Kings Carbon Transfer group, by far the biggest resource for this process, I'm quite sure they know where to get OHP film.
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/CarbronTransfer/info
Silverprint.co.uk has OHP, but don't know if they have the one you search for or if they could make a special order. I normally buy all my stuff at Bostick & Sullivan.
Yogi
Ed Bray
Established
Hi Yogi,
I joined late last night so haven't had time to trawl through all the posts as yet, that is probably for tonight when my wife is watching the telly.
Many thanks for the info though, in the UK we tend to get hit quite hard these days with import duty and tax on almost every package from outside the EU, in the old days over 50% of packages went through the system without attracting fees.
Since they privatised the Royal Mail they have a distinct interest in collecting duty on each package as they have the cash cow of being able to charge a £10 (12e, $16) handling fee on every package
Eddie.
I joined late last night so haven't had time to trawl through all the posts as yet, that is probably for tonight when my wife is watching the telly.
Many thanks for the info though, in the UK we tend to get hit quite hard these days with import duty and tax on almost every package from outside the EU, in the old days over 50% of packages went through the system without attracting fees.
Since they privatised the Royal Mail they have a distinct interest in collecting duty on each package as they have the cash cow of being able to charge a £10 (12e, $16) handling fee on every package
Eddie.