Digital BW, The Print

How many threads are discussing the same topic here?

If anyone has an integrating sphere instrument I would be really interested
in some actual measurements of matte black on matte paper vs photo black on
photo paper.  In this case, surface texture is taken off the table and we
can see whether there is a true dMax lead held by the photo paper.  I
suspect this lead is still significant but only a set of measurements will
tell the truth.


> From: Ernst Dinkla <E.Dinkla@...>

> 
> First I removed a tail of messages from this reply, happens more often
> these days.
> 
> The only surface that can compete with a gloss surface in Dmax is a
> non-surface,  the hole of a black jar that at the inside is painted with
> black paint that absorbs all the light and energy getting in through
> that small hole, the total absorption of the surface inside is
> concentrated in that hole. That's what causes high contrasts in
> landscapes too. Most extreme example is a black hole in space.
> 
> We need inks that have a black hole in every drop to get near the total
> reflection of the ideal gloss surface. That ink needs thick paper
> coatings though :-)
> 
> Ernst