Digital BW, The Print

I have been a little schizo on these two.  Firstly, Epson don't seem to sell
Lustre in lovely old England and so I have only bought a single pack off A3+
while in New York.  I loved the initial prints with the old Epson UCs - I
liked the "silky" texture.  (Sorry it is not easy to describe.)  But these
inks needed a glop coating (even colour prints) which largely demolished
that silky look.  Ilford Smooth Pearl has too sparkly a sheen for my liking
although I continue to use it because it is cheaper than the Epson papers.
Semi-gloss has a nice surface texture.  All have comparable dMax and paper
white and so the dynamic range for B&W is similar.  And the new K3 inks rock
on these papers.  So in the end it comes down to subtle differences in
surface texture.  I'd say try a few sheets of each!


> From: Peter Johngren <pjohngren@...>
> Reply-To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> Date: Sat, 11 Jun 2005 06:26:50 -0700 (PDT)
> To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> Subject: Re: [Digital BW]Epson & Hahnemuhle paper in Australia
> 
> 
> Steve -
> 
> Can you fill me in on the differences you see and like
> in Premium Semi-Gloss vs. Luster?  Up until very
> recently I have been printing nothing but color, and
> am just now getting into B&W.  For color I have loved
> Premium Luster, but was wondering what the advantages
> are with semi-gloss for B&W work?
> 
> Peter