Digital BW, The Print

Bill,

Paul's latest recommendation for the 1280 MIS VM curves is to use 
the "Photo Paper" setting this will give you access to the 2880 dpi.

I have printed at 2880 and a 6x8 image took about 20 minutes. On 
images from 4x5 negatives I did not see any quality improvement over 
the 1440. With magnification I could see differences about they 
didn't really seem to add anything. I think that would be especially 
true with very textured papers.

Where I did see a gain was in the 6x8 image I printed 35 copies of 
for the print exchange. This was from a 35mm TMax 400 negative with 
an apparent grain structure. The 2880 dpi made the grain a tad 
crisper and it seemed worth the time. The same image at a different 
size might not benefit.

Another thing to keep in mind is that the curves shift if you change 
the dpi setting. I ran wedges at 720, 1440 and 2880, and saw a 
noticeable difference. The black box of the Epson driver may be 
shifting the load from the main and photo color channels as the dpi 
changes.

Martin


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., Bill Morse <willym@b...> 
wrote:
> I am printing with the MIS VM inkset on a 1280, initially on Museo 
but soon
> on Somerset Velvet and Enhanced.  So far the results are fantastic, 
but I
> have a few questions.
> 
> The settings Paul Roark specifies include printing using the "Photo 
Quality
> Inkjet Paper" setting (which limits you to 1440 dpi.)  Is there any 
reason
> (other than time) not to print at 2880?  Will doing so change the 
densities
> and necessitate a modification of the curves?  Has anyone tried 
printing
> with the "Photo Paper" setting, which allows 2880 dpi?
> 
> I am most interested in "watercolor" type papers (heavyweight, 
fairly
> rough.)   Does anyone have any recommendations?
> 
> Bill Morse
> PhotoProspect
> Cambridge, MA 02139