Digital BW, The Print

At 10:23 AM 11/18/02 +0100, you wrote:
>Mark, I'm playing around with the idea of dyes precisely because I want a
>good black. There are only two worth looking at IMO - the Lincoln's
>(www.lincolninks.com) and the Ilford Archiva. Now these, with the right
>paper, are both tested to 25 years by Wilhelm. It's enough for me. As you
>said before, it is the image that counts. Printing using a small gamut or
>poor blacks because fading will set in 10 years or so later is crazy IMO.
>Just think how much nonphotographic art out there wouldn't happen if those
>criteria applied .
>
>Julian
>

I'm using the original Cone quad-black inks on photo rag and my blacks 
could not be darker.  I'm matting them with black mats and the blacks in 
the prints are as black as the matts.  I don't see how there could be a 
better black.

Tina


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