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Anti-reflective picture framing glass for contact prints?

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MVD@MVD

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Jan 25, 2003, 1:58:50 AM1/25/03
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I am curious if anyone


Jean-David Beyer

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Jan 25, 2003, 9:54:48 AM1/25/03
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MVD@MVD wrote:
> I am curious if anyone
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Avoid the no-glare glass that is merely lightly frosted. If you go to
the trouble of making contact prints, you want maximum resolution and
contrast (i.e., the contrast you made in the print), not less.

There was some anti-reflection glass marketed by Light Impressions that
was coated like filters or lenses (possibly even multicoated, but I do
not remember). I would use that if I wanted an anti-reflective glass.

Actually, since I do not make platinum prints, if the audience can be
trusted, I do not use glass at all. If the prints get messed up due to
cooking, smoking, etc., I just reprint them. Something expensive like
platinum printing, or when I exhibit in a public situation I use
ordinary picture glass (window glass is good enough these days) and try
to arrange the lighting so that glare is minimized.

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J Stafford

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Jan 25, 2003, 12:57:44 PM1/25/03
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You do not need anti-reflective glass for contact printing. That's all
there is to it. If you are having reflection problems, then it's your
lighting technique that is at fault and very easy to fix.

dr bob

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Jan 26, 2003, 8:54:25 AM1/26/03
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An interesting thread.... In the several galleries, the "rules",
set by the operators, vary greatly. One annual event has a division
entitled "Photography Under Glass" while another requires the exhibitor to
submit their photos unframed and glassless. The use of glass and the type
must certainly follow the requirements of the situation.
OBTW, many (nearly all) the places I have hung have miserable
lighting. I guess it is a characteristic of art galleries in general. Is
this a good place to begin a departure from the current topic into "gallery
lighting - use of various glass..." ?

Truly, dr bob.

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Lyle Gordon

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Jan 26, 2003, 11:16:58 AM1/26/03
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There is a coated glass called DENGLAS you could try that and see if their
is an improvement although ive never used it for anything other than
framing.

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