Digital BW, The Print

Hi Brian,

Thanks also from me for coming aboard and clearing up the equipment 
issues to the group.  I've been spending discussion time with Chip 
mainly in the area of quality issues, so have not been very clear on 
which machine was doing what. And that's actually much less important 
to me than results.  I do appreciate that you folks are working VERY 
hard on these tests, and I imagine they are far from easy.

I do wish someone would supply a more appropriate media for those of us 
who are B&W printers than Fuji Crystal Archive. I know Chip mentioned 
Ilford was hinting at coming up with some alternatives if there was 
enough demand.  It's unacceptable to me to give up the longevity of 
fiberbase paper for the significantly truncated lifespan of Crystal 
Archive, all just to have the convenience of PhotoShop for 
manipulations.  And the prints I've seen on FCA so far don't match the 
sharpness of B&W fiber, I presume this is due to the differences in 
emulsion thicknesses...

Thanks again for everything you guys are doing in this process.
Phil
http://philbard.com



--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., Brian Greenberg <brian@a...> 
wrote:
> 
> HI,
> 
> Thanks for the invite.  Although I am not a technical writer I think
> that I might be able to bring some info to the table.
> 
> I looked today and you seem to be on a subject that would be out of my
> range.  I have seen a few other messages that Phil
> had posted and wanted to give some info on that subject:
> 
> He mentioned the Light Jet did up to 4x10 foot prints.  This is true of
> the L/J 430,  but the L/J 5900 only goes up to 4x8 feet.
> I only mention this because we have both.  Also, both of these use
> photographic paper, not film.  This has become quite the
> hot machine as people start to see that you can get a perfect print 
from