Digital BW, The Print

Very well put, Tyler.  Thank you.

Regards,

Austin


> So many of the answers to your questions would be subjective that I
> for one don't want to enter this debate. It's been going on for years
> and there is no "best", period. It depends on the user's needs. For
> example, one of your qualifiers was lower cost. All of us would like
> something that was nearly free, but I have always held print quality
> higher than cost. I never used RC papers in the darkroom, I'm sure
> they were cheaper than the fine fiber papers I could barely afford.
> Even print quality is subjective, people whose taste I respect find BO
> printing superb, I don't. You can find countless posts on this list
> and others over these issues. If you love your results, be happy. I
> love my results, be happy for me. I think one of the best things
> people can do is take part in print exchanges if they want to see for
> themselves. Some people find differences between systems
> indistinguishable that I think are fairly major. We all have different
> expectations, so it's great there are now so many options that yield
> satisfying results.
> What point is there in stating that everyone should be doing what I'm
> doing?
> Tyler