Digital BW, The Print

Thanks, Paul.   I really like the Eboni-6 on EHPN, but for some of my
images increased dynamic range and sharpness would be welcome.  I've been
shooting quite a bit with an 8x10 camera this year.


On Tue, Jul 23, 2013 at 2:20 PM, Paul Roark <roark.paul@...> wrote:

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> > How are the dye prints holding up on the Red River Metallic paper?
> > I have a 4880 sitting idle....
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> > There are no sophisticated tests of that combination as far as I know. At
> their best, the dyes on Canson Baryta that has been sprayed have done
> amazingly well, almost at the Color UltraChrome level. However, the tests
> with another company's metallic show considerable changes at 50 MLux-hours.
> See http://www.aardenburg-imaging.com/
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> My own experience with the Noritsu dyes on Red River Metallic indicate that
> un-sprayed, un-framed cards on the mantle in a light room with south facing
> windows look very good after one year. I don't see any obvious change in
> non-critical observation. So, while I don't expect much longevity from any
> dye, I think the sprayed ones will probably still be fine after several
> years. I expect they won't look the same after 25 years.
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> This is eye candy. They look great, are cheap, sell, and are fun to make
> and look at. I just spray with Lascaux (non-UV), dry-mount on pre-coated
> foam-core, frame-nail into black frames cut from stock, and it's done.
> With a roll of Red River Polar Pearl Metallic in the 4000, printing
> impressive looking display prints is easy. No other print media has come
> close to the apparent sharpness and "snap" these display. That said, we
> hang carbon prints under acrylic on most of our walls at home.
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