Digital BW, The Print

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> The Entrada samples I tried were attractive, but I couldn't, again,
> get a competative Dmax on it with the Piezotone inks I use.

With my current 7600 failure problem, which still hasn't been resolved, 
I've gone back to my 1160s, one of which has Fotonics in it, which I 
had installed but had never used yet for anything serious.  Because I 
have a project in the works where I'm waiting for the client to choose 
which photos they want, and will then will require keeper prints, I 
thought I better make the best of things, so I profiled the Fotonics on 
Entrada, and am getting just amazingly good prints.  In fact, I spoke 
to Lyson last week, and asked them if they have a set of Fotonics for 
the 7600, and it turns out that they're just coming out with one.  My 
thinking is that given the problem I've had with the Cave Paints, if I 
do replace the head etc on the 7600, what ink do I then use?  Try again 
with the CavePaints? Lyson says they've not had the problem I've had, 
but I certainly have had it.  Coincidence?  The CavePaints?  I can't 
know for sure.  They are also coming out with a paper which they 
describe as having a surface similar to traditional fiber-based photo 
paper, the purpose of which is to improve the archival prospects to 
approx 100 years with the Fotonics.  They say they are just waiting for 
the American sizes to be prepared.  Sounds like an awfully attractive 
prospect, but of course we all know how some of these things pan out in 
reality. What I forgot to ask is if the paper is an RC paper.   But 
Fontonics with even greater longevity would be hard to beat.  Even now, 
they're probably 25-30 years, which would outlive me.

James


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