Digital BW, The Print

Austin

My old fibre based prints are very similar in density ratio to 
inkjet on cotten. They were never as "snappy". Do you think the 
dynamic range of inkjet would be akin to fibre based?

Garry Sarre


> Actually, Piezo prints have a higher dynamic range than silver 
prints.  You
> may be confusing dynamic range with density ratio values.  They 
are two
> different things.  You can have a high density ratio value, but a 
very low
> dynamic range, example is graphics art film...where you get deep 
blacks, but
> no intermediate tones.  Dynamic range is the ability to 
discriminate between
> tones, density range is simply the ratio of the darkest you can 
represent vs
> the lightest.
> 
> I can explain this further if anyone wants.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Austin