Digital BW, The Print

Thanks Paul. I haven't tried your workflow on the Kirkland paper,
since I didn't have luck with the Ilford Pearl. I'll give it a go.

I thought the Dmax fade could be stopped with spray?

-Pieris

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Roark"
<paul.roark@v...> wrote:
> Pieris,
> 
> I should have been more clear.  The 2.4 initial dmax on the Costco
paper was
> with Eboni installed and the curve that cuts out the Eboni and
generates the
> black with the dark grays.  By the way, all these huge dmax numbers come
> down as the print ages a few days.  
> 
> I don't think the current PK is needed for very much. In my 7500,
with IJC
> I'm able to generate a better dmax with FSN-C than with PK on Premium
> Semimatte -- which raises some very interesting issues.  As you
might guess,
> I'm about to explore making a new and better PK.  It seems I already
have,
> but by accident.  So, the question is whether I can do even better
if I try
> -- maybe not.
> 
> Paul
> www.PaulRoark.com 
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Pieris Berreitter [mailto:pieris@y...] 
> Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2005 8:33 PM
> To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [Digital BW] Re: Kirkland & UT2 (was Lot #?)
> 
> 
> 
> w/Photo Black, I presume?
> 
> Can't wait to try this... the ink is in the mail.
> 
> -Pieris
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Roark"
> <paul.roark@v...> wrote:
> > I just printed the Costco paper on a 1280 with the Ilford Galerie
> neutral
> > curve.  As with the Ilford paper (and this Costco paper probably is
> made by
> > the Swiss Ilford group), use media type "Photo Quality Glossy Film."
>  The
> > initial dmax came in at 2.4.  That's about as good as it gets.
> > 
> > Paul
> > www.PaulRoark.com 
> > 
> > 
> 
> 
> 
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