Digital BW, The Print

As a first round, it might be best to use a standard image with one 
paper, most likely EAM . If each printer has the option of 
manipulating the image, then it would be significantly more difficult 
to differentiate the ink variable from the others. 

If this exchange is successful, then further variables could be 
explored.

Evan Wolarsky


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., André Vallejo <avs@p...> 
wrote:
> Aside from the usual print exchange that goes here,I was thinking of
> something different. There are now so many different combinations of
> ink,paper,printer and software,that it´s very hard for most of
us 
now to
> evaluate what's "better". So my idea is:
> Someone chooses a representative image and upload it to the list 
archive.
> All those who participate download it and print it with a certain
> combination. Variables could be:
> 
> Inks: MIS VM,VM-Sepia and FS,Piezo in various flavors.
> Printers: 1160,1280,3000 and it's little sisters (like the 980)
> Paper: Maybe here we should stick to EAM only,otherwise the number 
of
> combination will grow wild.
> Drivers: Epson,Imageprint and Piezo.
> 
> So that we can stop wondering about differences and see for 
ourselves. Sure
> that who is printing will still be an uncontrolled variable,but 
there are
> limits to this idea...
> 
> Any ideas about this and how to improve and implement it?
> 
> André Vallejo