Digital BW, The Print

Wednesday, May 14, 2003, 12:57:30 AM, john eckenrode wrote:

je> Hi Paul
je> Thanks for the comparisons, they are really handy for
je> those of us without densitometers yet are still
je> curious about this stuff. I just ordered some samples
je> of MDA to give them a whirl. Out of curiosity have you
je> tried Arches Infinity? I have and I really like the
je> stuff, it seems to have a high DMAX, but that's purely
je> based on visual inspection. I wonder what the numbers
je> are. It does shift the tones of VM a bit compared to
je> EEM and it takes forever and a day to dry down. In
je> fact it comes out of my 1200 with visual wetness and
je> haloing everywhere, but it dries down nicely. Anyhoo
je> just wonderin' if you have played with it and what you
je> think (Aside from the obvious that it isn't cheap, but
je> hey at least its expensive.:))
je> Thanks for all your valuable input
je> john E


Hi John,

I have tried the Arches Infinity Smooth on both my 1160 with MIS FS-N
inks and my 2200 with the Ultrachromes.  Both results are quite dry
right out of the printer for me.  Does VM have a higher ink load than
the other two?  I am curious to see what Paul can come up with should
he decide to try it.

My subjective findings are that it's very similar to Photo Rag but the
black seems a bit darker and the sharpness a bit more refined.
Expensive, yes, but for my sale prints I think I need to go with the
best I can get and Arches Infinity is it so far. Definitely not my
everyday paper though!

Best regards,
 Richard  

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