Digital BW, The Print

I saw some R1800 samples yesterday.  There is good and bad news there.

 

The Epson Premium Glossy prints I saw used the Epson glop to get a super
gloss over the entire image.  They are impressive if super gloss color is
your target.  I'm sure the color market for this is large and justifies the
system.  However, it's not for me.  It looks very plastic.

 

The glop grayed the whites noticeably, and the B&W that was done with the
OEM inks and glop on Premium Glossy was NOT free of "bronzing."  The
reflective artifacts may not be bronze in color, but they are much more
intense than I see on the Kirkland glossy, 7600 UT7 print I just made
without any glop.

 

The matte prints were OK.  Most of the B&W prints, however, had obvious
color tints and were not competitive with a B&W inkset.  The 1280 with a B&W
inkset can do much better.

 

Paul

www.PaulRoark.com <http://www.paulroark.com/>  

 



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