Digital BW, The Print

On Tue, Feb 11, 2003 at 02:34:25PM +0100, Julian Thomas wrote:
> Peter, what can I say?! Having tried all manner of BW I no longer use
> inkjets to print - I output to Lambda. I've found a lab with a perfect
> profiled setup and I get prints I'm happy with. If you have the PS chops and
> a fully managed workflow - use inkjet (I use MIS FS and a modifed Randall
> workflow) to proof, and then output to Lambda. I spent far too long
> buggering around with workflows and inks and paper. No more!
> 

Is that output to B&W paper or is the lab just printing a neutral print to
colour paper? Do you find shadow detail is still there or do you have to set
new endpoints for lab prints?

I'd love to find a lab that does runs with a LightJet or Lambda using B&W paper,
I've not heard of one which will do that yet. 

Tony


> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "peter nelson" <peter@...>
> To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 11, 2003 2:37 PM
> Subject: [Digital BW] Re: WHEN will we get simple, reliable BW printing??
> 
> 
> > At 06:34 AM 2/11/2003 +0000, DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> > wrote:
> > >There's an awful lot of complicated discussion going on in this
> > >thread. The simple answer to the question posed by the title of the
> > >thread is this:
> > >
> > >"Around April, 2008."
> >
> > So you've heard some rumors about the 2008 PMA show?
> >
> > Actually your answer is the CLOSEST one I've heard since
> > starting this thread!!  As I said originally, I need to decide
> > whether to make a major upgrade to my darkroom, which I
> > only use for black and white.   But I was kinda hoping
> > that digital black and white would soon be far enough along
> > that I could get comparable results with comparable consistency
> > and comparable hassle and learning curve, digitally.
> >
> > I want to know when that's going to happen.
> >
> >
> >
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