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Re: [Digital BW] BO vs quad, was: WHEN will we get simple, reliable BW printing?

2003-02-12 by Charles Bandes <byronbulb@yahoo.com>

Hee. Well said Clayton.

Honestly though, and I realize this may be a lack of experience thing
more than anything else, I have never seen a "normal" contrast print
from black-only printing. 

> >Black-only prints tend to have either very high or very
> >low contrast depending on the image
> 
> Quite true.  And the following three statements are equally true:
> 
> 1) Quad/Hex tone prints tend to have either very high or very
> low contrast depending on the image.
> 
> 2) Silver prints tend to have either very high or very
> low contrast depending on the image
> 
> 3) All three types can have a medium degree of contrast, depending on
> the image.

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