Digital BW, The Print

On Fri, 2003-12-12 at 21:20, Paul Roark wrote:

> Mitch,
> 
> >>  Easy-to-make prints with a higher dynamic range than the silver print 
> >> are hard to resist.
> 
> >Which method are you referring to? Can Ultrachrome inks (Photo Black 
> >with, say, Semi-Matte) give a longer tonal range than a silver print -- 
> >and equal the Dmax?
> 
> I think that with the right barrier-type paper, perhaps Epson Premium
> Semi-matte (or other paper that Wilhelm has "blessed"), the dynamic range
> can exceed the silver prints I was doing.
> 


Why does it have to be a "barrier-type" paper? I don't understand how
the paper substrate effects Dmax. How does that work?


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