Digital BW, The Print

Exploring with the same Black Only and QTRgui TIFFs on Epson Enhanced
Matte, I've found distinct positives and negatives for each:

Some otherwise-identical Black-Only files can actually print sharper
(under a lupe) than QTRgui prints (not just SEEM sharper due to
contrast) ...presumably has to do with softening from the gamut.

On the other hand, tiny (maybe under 1mm) imperfections occur at the
grain/dot level in B-O...not noticed initially in 9" prints, perhaps
not a concern in many types of images, but easily seen in even tones
such as skin if you pause and look closely. 

Won't turn me away from B-O, some kinds of images do look better in
B-O...but I wouldn't use it exclusively because I sometimes want a
different tone.


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> Yes, Clayton is the one who got me interested in BO printing.
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