Digital BW, The Print

The sprays do increase the dmax.  I've gotten things as high as 2.5  
with the Epson photo black...but the dmax from the 2200 starts higher  
(around 2.3) than the dmax from  the older printers  
(1.9-2.1)...honestly from my experience with coating on matte  
papers...the coating dictates the final dmax more than the initial dmax  
of the paper.  In addition there is not much visual difference between  
2.3 and 2.6.  The key is get over 2.0.  The epson photo black is always  
over 2.0 on the gloss/luster papers with the 2200 (the MIS photo black  
in the older printers (1280) does not regularly break 2.0, however, but  
I think this is due to the printer technology, not necessarily the ink).

Robert


On Monday, June 23, 2003, at 08:17 AM, Paul Roark wrote:

> I should qualify my earlier post by saying that on most RC papers, just
> changing to the MIS Photo Black is all that is required to get good RC
> prints.  However, on the Ilford Smooth Glossy I did notice some dust  
> in the
> deep shadows, and it appears that it could be due to the MIS RC  
> solution
> being not quite as good as the Epson coated pigs solution.  It may be  
> that
> using a different paper or a light spray is a better way to deal with  
> the
> issue than messing around with expensive Epson inks.
>
> What waxes would be best to try for that approach?
>
> With the sprays, are you seeing the dmax increase that I found with the
> finger oil?
>
> Paul
> http://www.PaulRoark.com
>
>
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