Digital BW, The Print

Steve Kale,

>>with an 8x loupe you can see Cyan and Magenta dots 

>That must be one <beep> of a lupe. 

It's an 8x Peak loupe.  I've had it for a little over 20 years and it
has served well, and yes, it is pretty good.


>At 6x there's no way to see if there are colour dots 

That may be, but has nothing to do with what I said.  As I stated
before, I can see color dots with my 8x loupe.


>I would not expect to see any C or M, only perhaps LC and LM.  

That's irrelevent to this thread.  The colored dots I see are cyan-ish
and magenta-ish.  It doesn't matter if they are C/M or LC/LM.  The
reason for saying it was simply to point out that there are color inks
in the ABW print.


>>An MK version should have better dmax and be not quite so warm,
>>and will not have the color cast.

>The dMax is not even close to a PK/photo paper print.  

I didn't say it was.



>Did someone send you a PK print to matte paper?  

Yes.


>If so I would simply toss it as it will be completely screwed up.

That's not surprising.  

The print actually looks quite nice.  It's warmer than MK would be and
lacks the dmax MK would have, but otherwise is very pleasing to look
at.  It's an Antelope Canyon shot and the subtle gradations are well
rendered.  It was done by someone who takes great care in his work and
was graciously sent to me, along with several others, at some trouble
and expense.  I would not think of tossing it aside.  I'm happy to
have it in my collection.


Regards,
Clayton


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