Digital BW, The Print

Ron,

in my tests, the Kodak Ultima Satin produced a dMax of 2.10 when freshly 
printed, but only a 1.73 the next day. I suspect your 1.88 is a little optimistic.
Which is to say that, at least with Piezo inks it's worth taking another reading 
the next day (at least). Some papers change, some don't.

Do you know anything about the longevity of the Spectratones? (are they 
pigment or dye or.. both?)

Antonis




--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "Ron Landucci" <ron@p...> wrote:
> Julian,
> 
> I printed a 21-step grayscale with Cone's inks on the Kodak Ultima Satin 
and
> measured the reflection density of the zero patch to be 1.88.  The Ilford
> Glossy print with the Spectratone inks reads 2.4.  I'll try Cone's inks with
> the Ilford Glossy when I receive it.
> 
> Ron