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Re: [Digital BW] Epson Scapbook Matte for 98 cents?

2005-07-04 by scott_now_coming

Clayton, 

For my personal work, I'm using BO.

I plan on getting the 4800 sometime this year. Maybe then I'll use 
something other than BO.

Until then, I'm sticking to "black only". At normal viewing distance, 
you can't even see the "grain", but you do notice the "sharpness"!

Scott

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Clayton Jones" 
<cj@c...> wrote:
> Hello Scott,
> 
> >However, call me a "simpleton", but I love the way it printed BO 
> >prints.  I'm sold on BO printing. 
> 
> I doubt you're a simpleton, and there's certainly no need to be
> apologetic for liking BO.  Some people like vanilla, some like
> strawberry and some like chocolate.  In the "Dark Ages" some went 
for
> the AA look and some liked 35mm Tri-X in Rodinol.  No reason for it 
to
> be different now.  Here's a quote from an email I received recently
> from someone who got several of my prints:
> 
> "Sitting here looking at b&w prints made using piezogaphy, ut7/qtr, 
> and eboni bo, your bo prints really stand out in their clarity and 
> openness. I really like them."  
> 
> There are lots of BO lovers out there and I regularly receive emails
> with similar testimonies, so you're in good company.  There is also 
a
> good possibility that the color problem will be solved and the 2BO
> technique (2 blacks only) will give us the best of both worlds: all 
of
> BO's positive attributes without the graininess, giving us yet 
another
> option.
> 
> 
> Regards,
> Clayton
> 
> 
> Info on black and white digital printing at    
> http://www.cjcom.net/digiprnarts.htm

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