Digital BW, The Print

Well, Museo and Eclipse blow away Hahnemuhle with both MIS color inks and
the Indelibles.  Blacks are .1 to .15 dmax better with the MIS double
density black.

> but all of the shops I know that do are
> using Torchon in 35-3/4 x 47-3/4" sheets or H. Canvas

Its the German mystique!

I can't believe anyone uses Torchon for anything...that is the weirdest
surface I've ever seen!  I haven't seen the canvas...but I know Brightcube's
canvas is fantastic with these inks and is a lot cheaper.

Robert




RobertOn 4/11/02 2:16 PM, "Michael Kravit" <michael.kravit@...>
wrote:

> Inferior color prints?
> 
> Hmm, I don't do much fine art color, but all of the shops I know that do are
> using Torchon in 35-3/4 x 47-3/4" sheets or H. Canvas.
> 
> I also like BrightCube.
> 
> Mike
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Robert Morrison" <rmorrison@...>
> To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2002 12:45 AM
> Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Hahnemule William Turner
> 
> 
>> I've used most of them...wells river, orwell, torchon, photorag...and
>> honestly...they give nice BW prints (inferior color prints, however) but
> in
>> my opinion not that much better than the competition.  They also have
>> problems...like flaking...OB's...and poor coating properties.  So I've
>> decided to go another way where I can deal with suppliers (Crane &
>> Brightcube) who are very forthright about their papers.
>> 
>> Robert
>> 
>> On 4/10/02 6:36 PM, "Michael Kravit" <michael.kravit@...>
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> Robert,
>>> 
>>> You will never know what you are missing. ;-)
>>> And, it will leave more for the rest of us......
>>> 
>>> Mike
>>> 
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Robert G. Morrison" <rmorrison@...>
>>> To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
>>> Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2002 9:33 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Hahnemule William Turner
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> My daily rant...this is why I won't use Hahnemuhle papers...you never
> are
>>>> sure what you are getting!
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Robert
>>> 
>>> 
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