Digital BW, The Print

Hello

I'd happily recommend Lyson SG inks with their papers. I've had numerous
satisfied clients who really liked the the 'photo-satin' version for their
landscapes (typically ones like on the site below). Lyson papers are not
their own and available in other disguises (check the list resources for
more information) 

Not having a densitometer I can't comment on the actual blackness of their
SG blacks, but someone recently looked at a high contrast still life print
I'd produced on Lyson heavy 310gm fine art paper and said you could almost
push your fingers into the holes of blackness -- not very scientific, but it
gives the right idea :-))

The Lyson profiles for SG have been very good on the 1160 I use for B/W
printing. A while ago, I had a chat with someone from Lyson about
profiling. They said that a major difficulty with producing profiles was the
variation between individual printers of the same model. This was one of the
problems I had with quad blacks on my 1160 -- I've seen quad prints produced
on an 1160 which had a far smoother response than mine. For the SG inks I've
not noticed any problems that would induce me to pay for a custom profile
(well maybe when I've got far more spare cash)

I have at times wondered whether mentioning Lyson inks on the list was a
minor heresy, but I've since discovered that many people do use them and are
just plain happy with the results :-)) :-))

bye for now   

Keith Cooper

Northlight Images
http://northlight-images.co.uk
Photography - Digital Imaging - Apple Mac Consultancy

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