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Re: [Digital BW] Myth: was Any New 2200 BW for PC's?

2003-07-27 by Ruhrfoto/Bernd L.

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Bob 
Frost" <bobfrost@b...> wrote:
> Peter,
> 
> Does it really matter that you can see dots in an inkjet print? 
Most
> paintings are made with brushes, and you can usually see the 
brush strokes.
> That doesn't seem to put people off spending $millions on 
paintings. Of
> course you can see dots in an inkjet print if you want to; same 
as you can
> see grain in a chemical print if you want to. But you can also 
just see the
> image if you want to; the brain is very clever at ignoring 
unwanted details.
> 
> Bob Frost

Very well spoken, Bob, I agree that visible dots are by no means 
an  appropriate criterion to distinguish between a good and a 
bad picture,  - but couldn“t they be a criterion to distinguish 
between a good and a bad digital device? 
Bernd

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