Digital BW, The Print

Hello Don,

>The second print using Eboni black only truly suprised me
>...the warm tone of the Eboni combined with the luminosity 
>of BO was quite remarkable
>...has a rich photogravure feel
>...I am just tickled at the quality that can be achieved by
>"returning to the basics."

For me the luminance of BO prints is it's most important quality.
Even when I was printing at 1440 with an 870 the luminosity of the
prints outweighed the graininess for me, and I grew to like the "Tri-X
look" of the prints.  When I switched to 2880 on the 2200 I was
extremely pleased at the improvement.  It's still a tiny bit grainy if
you look for it, and most important, hasn't lost the crisp
sharp-edged quality that gives it that classic Tri-X/HC-110 look.  

BTW, someone else here pointed out that the 1280 is 2880x720, while
the 2200 is 2880x1440, so I think the 2200 prints may look even a bit
better.  I had seen a 1280/2880 print, and what I saw with the 2200
was beyond my expectations.

The Eboni ink is gorgeous, very rich.  Next to a perfectly neutral
print it looks slightly warm, but by itself looks neutral.  The
combination of Eboni color with BO luminance and hi-res smoothness is
a match made in heaven.  These prints really pop!  And finally, stable
prints that won't fade.  Bliss.

Regards,
Clayton


Info on black and white digital printing at    
http://www.cjcom.net/digiprnarts.htm