Digital BW, The Print

Paul:

> The surfaces of the papers are a bit different.  I, too, think the Semigloss
> has the best look in terms of surface reflections.  If it were available in
> rolls here I might be using it instead of the Semimatte for my occasional
> large "glossy" display prints.  I think it does better than the Semimatte in
> Wilhelm tests.  I would still be spraying it with PremierArt Print Shield,
> however.

I also use Semimatte on the 7600 for 24x36 inch prints, but have not tried spraying 
because these sprays are not available here in Bangkok. I have the prints cold-laminated 
with a glossy laminate: this emiliminates bronzing, gloss differential, the dull, "veiled" look 
of the blacks, and increases dMax and saturation substantially. I feel that without 
lamanition the prints simply would not be sellable. Indeed, after lamination the prints 
become beautiful, and also can be mounted or framed without glass. For exhinition 
purposes I'm now printing with a 1/2 inch white border and mounting on 2mm thich black 
acrylic sheets.

I haven't tried PremierArt Print Shield or other sprays because they are not available here, 
but I doubt that they would make the prints as beatiful as does lamination. Have you made 
the comparison.

--Mitch/Bangkok