Digital BW, The Print

Steve,

I think they use Kodak Polymax (RC) for their B&W processing.

Carl

On Feb 14, 2005, at 11:42 AM, Steven Karafyllakis wrote:

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>
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Tom Baker
> <tbaker1328@s...> wrote:
>> "...so there is no color cast or dithering pattern and it is a
> true photographic process, so
>> it will last a lifetime..."
>>
>> It is not safe to any assumptions about the product just because
> it is a 'true photographic' process.  Go lookup the ratings on
> various 'wet' products/processes.
>>
>> Also, there is evidence building that a well done carbon on cotton
> print will outlast a 'wet' photographic by quite a bit.  Even many
> of the prints from the 'masters' are not in very good shape now.
>>
>> Tom Baker
>
> Thank you for pointing this out! Does anyone even know what brand of
> paper Mpix uses? Anything but well processed fiber-base hasn't a
> prayer of 'lasting a lifetime' (well, maybe the balance of mine) and
> the only RC paper that does is Fuji Crystal Archive, which of course
> is not B&W. Keep in mind that a company like Mpix MUST machine
> process its RC papers-that brings them up to a commercial standard
> which while consistent, is not even up to the best that RC wet
> papers are capable of-which isn't good enough to begin with.
>
> And on the other hand, while still in its formative stages, RC
> inkjets with glop coating on a good paper have a much better chance
> of lasting a lifetime, and the tonal range and Dmax are outstanding,
> rivaling and perhaps surpassing wet prints. The only shortcoming
> I've seen is in the smoothness of the transitions, and I'm hoping
> that will be  addressed by the next generation of 1.5 to 2.0
> picoliter printers.
>
> Steve Karafyllakis
>