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Re: [Digital BW] D-Max with Ultrachrome Inks - How good?

2002-11-27 by Jerry Olson

I think you have to be using either glossy or lustre paper to get that black.

Jerry




Robert wrote:
> 
> How rich is the D-Max on a photograph printed from the Epson 2200
> supposed to be compared to a true photographic print?
> 
> I have two identical prints - one made the traditional wet-process
> way, and the other on the Epson 2200 with Enhanced
> Matt paper (with the Matt Black cartridge).
> 
> The D-max on the wet-processed paper is noticably darker and richer
> than the image printed on the Epson. And I know it has nothing to do
> with my printer settings -- I've got the blackest blacks my equipment
> can produce. The blacks on the Epson print lack punch, and have a
> slightly soft charcoal look to them
> 
> Everything I've read says that the D-max on Epson 2200s is supposed
> to be about as good as from photographs made the old fashioned way,
> but in my experience this just isn't so. Am I missing something here?
> Isn't the 2200 supposed to be very close to true photographic quality
> with the right inks and papers?
> 
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