Digital BW, The Print

John;

you wrote:

> I think it's wonderful that 2400 is emulating silver so closely, but I
> don't think it's important visually
 
I don't entirely agree, though I understand you're saying inkjet is 
already a mature and viable medium, let's get on with making good use 
of it. But the point of emulating silver is to provide us with some of 
silver's better qualities:  better dmax & dynamic range, smooth rich 
tonal transitions, finer detail, long life-span, etc... so to the 
extent that the experimentation/emulation works toward improving our 
image quality, it is visually important. And if we could get all the 
way there on some of these elegant cotton papers instead of RC, that 
(at least for me)would be the best of both worlds, but it may be a 
while yet before pigs on cotton will reach a 2.2+ dmax, and who knows 
if inkjet will ever match the silky smooth tonal transitions of a large 
format neg, but we can hope. And in the meantime play to the medium's 
strong points.

BTW, I'm glad to hear inkjets are getting good prices and acceptance 
out your way, that's good news

Steve Karafyllakis
 
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> John Kelly
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