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RE: [Digital BW] Re: Switching between b/w and color??

2003-11-27 by Paul D. DeRocco

> From: flyfishingusa2002 [mailto:tflyfish@...]
>
> The extra black on the new epsons is only so that ink is not wasted
> on a cart change. something that I hardly ever do since I stick to
> matt papers.

Isn't that only true of the 4000?

> Why glossy? good prints should go under glass where
> glossy is not needed. Glossy is fine for small prints to give away,
> but hardly necessary for display.

Glossy and semi-gloss papers give you denser blacks than matte papers. For
color, they have a wider gamut.

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Ciao,               Paul D. DeRocco
Paul                mailto:pderocco@...

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