Digital BW, The Print

Hello Sanders,

>...Every single person picked the C84.   

That's a good testimony for this little miracle machine and Paul's
genius with the inks.  However you may be concluding too much from
this test.


>the prints for some reason have more punch -- lights are 
>lighter, darks are darker. 

What you are saying here is the prints have more contrast, which is
what the viewers are responding to.  

>...for some reason

The reason is the C64 driver is increasing the contrast, probably
something that was programmed into it because they figure most C64
users won't be photo techies.  If you increase contrast on the 2200 or
7600 to match you would get a similar print...

>the dither pattern of the C84 in the midtones is rougher

...or better because of a smoother pattern