Digital BW, The Print

Robert - try this
http://www.westcoastimaging.com/wci/page/info/articles/printercompare.html

Julian
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert Morrison" <rmorrison@...>
To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, June 14, 2003 4:31 PM
Subject: Lightjet vs. Ultracrhome was Re: [Digital BW] Suggestions onlarge
black and white output?


> On 6/13/03 11:28 PM, "David R. Spielman" <david@...> wrote:
>
> > I've tried to have B&W (grayscale) prints made using the LightJet 5000
with
> > color material (RA-4 process) and they just aren't quite
> > what you would expect a nice silver print to look like. It's been my
> > observation that B&W RA-4 prints just don't have a really nice, rich
> > deep black like a conventional silver print has.
>
> I'm curious about this comment.  Does anyone know what a lightjet/RA-4
> process is capable of with respect to dmax on RC papers?  The dmax of
silver
> papers is typically not as high compared to what you can get with
> Ultrachromes on RC papers with photo black. Is it possible that the
> Ultrachromes are outperforming the lightjet/RA-4 workflow with respect to
> blacks?  I assume that lightjet/RA-4 is still the color gamut winner,
> however?
>
> Robert
>
>
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