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.
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> With my current 7600 failure problem, which still hasn't been 
> resolved,=20
> I've gone back to my 1160s, one of which has Fotonics in it, which I=20
> had installed but had never used yet for anything serious.  Because 
> I=20
> have a project in the works where I'm waiting for the client to 
> choose=20
> which photos they want, and will then will require keeper prints, I=20
> thought I better make the best of things, so I profiled the Fotonics 
> on=20
> Entrada, and am getting just amazingly good prints.  In fact, I 
> spoke=20
> to Lyson last week, and asked them if they have a set of Fotonics 
> for=20
> the 7600, and it turns out that they're just coming out with one.  
> My=20
> thinking is that given the problem I've had with the Cave Paints, if 
> I=20
> do replace the head etc on the 7600, what ink do I then use?  Try 
> again=20
> with the CavePaints? Lyson says they've not had the problem I've 
> had,=20
> but I certainly have had it.  Coincidence?  The CavePaints?  I can't=20
> know for sure.  They are also coming out with a paper which they=20
> describe as having a surface similar to traditional fiber-based 
> photo=20
> paper, the purpose of which is to improve the archival prospects to=20
> approx 100 years with the Fotonics.  They say they are just waiting 
> for=20
> the American sizes to be prepared.  Sounds like an awfully 
> attractive=20
> prospect, but of course we all know how some of these things pan out 
> in=20
> reality. What I forgot to ask is if the paper is an RC paper.   But=20
> Fontonics with even greater longevity would be hard to beat.  Even 
> now,=20
> they're probably 25-30 years, which would outlive me.
>
> James
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