Digital BW, The Print

Steve,
I have to hand three identical prints, one on Ilford Smooth Pearl, one
on Epson Premium Semigloss and one on Permajet Oyster.  They are
almost identical papers to looks at, surface, weight, etc.  Could they
actually be the same I wonder???  They were printed with my 4800 using
PK black and identical ABW settings.  The prints are all but identical
- you have to look with a supercritical eye to see any  differences. 
Except, that is, for the gloss differential.  On the Epson Semigloss
and the Permajet Oyster the gloss differential is present, is almost
the same on each paper, but not at an offensive level and only (as you
say) at or very close to base white - i.e. (almost) no ink.  But on
the Ilford Smooth Pearl it is barely visible - almost non-existent -
when compared with the other two.  So, maybe Ilford Smooth Pearl is
the one for glossdiff haters.
Steve
http://www.virtuallygrey.co.uk/


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Steve Kale
<stevekale@b...> wrote:
> The only place I see gloss differential issues on the 4800 is where
there is
> next to no ink on the paper ie pure white or extremely close to it.  The
> residual bronzing is also likely due to think ink coverage areas. 
Hence a
> white ink would be nice.  You could then also finally control paper
tone.
> And there would be no need for optical brighteners....
> 
> 
> > From: <claudej1@a...>
> 
> > 
> > I would opt for 10, as even numbers make more sense since the
latest Pro
> > units finally have symmetry with 1/2 the carts on one side and the
other.
> >  
> > This way, they could have K3 (which Jon Cone told me all we ever
needed was
> > 3 to make good B&W), and add Matte Black AND Super Hard Gloss
optimizer
> > (since there is still a trace of gloss differential left on the
surface AND we
> > woudn't need to spray or laminate anymore.
> >  
> > 
> > So it would be MK, PK, LK, LLK, C, M, LC, LM, Y, and Glop. A truly
 univeral
> > machine. Anybody wanna bet?
> >  
> > Claude
> >