Digital BW, The Print

And there were obvious dithering/banding patterns in the close up of  
the girls eye (compared to the canon that looked near continuous tone)!

On Thursday, September 4, 2003, at 09:47  AM, Phil Rose wrote:

> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Dan
> Honemann" <dan_honemann@y...> wrote:
>> Vincent is very positive on the HP 7960 in his interactive review
>> when testing b&w against an Epson 2100:
>>
> http://www.photo-i.co.uk/Reviews/interactive/HP%207960/page_
> 5.htm
>>
>> ". . . when I saw these prints coming out of the 7960 printer I
> was
>> dumb struck. The only thing that I have seen that matches the
> HP
>> prints is my DeVere enlarger. . . . I thought the Epson was
> good, but
>> the HP 7960 has just changed the rules."
>>
> IMHO, Vincent's gushing praise for the HP7960 B&W output
> didn't seem justified, based on the print comparisons he
> published (HP vs Epson 2100). The Epson prints (just using
> graybalancer) seemed very neutral and with good shadow detail.
> The HP prints, by comparison, were extremely warm-toned and
> heavy. He hasn't (yet) explained exactly what aspects of the HP
> B&W prints have caused his enthusiasm.
>
>> It would be interesting to see b&w comparision tests between
>> 2200
>> images using the IP5.6 or IJC/OPM drivers, and those from the
>> new HP.
>
> Indeed it would. And some info about relative longevity.
>
> Phil
>
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Loring Palleske
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