Digital BW, The Print

A friend has just sent me an unmanaged 51-step gray file printed from 
his 2400 and I compared it with the same target printed with my 2400.  
Both targets were printed on Velvet Fine Art, ABW Neutral (Darker).   
For the 90, 92, 94, 96, 98 and 100 steps the measured values are shown 
first for his printer and then in parentheses for my printer:

19.46 (19.38); 17.67 (17.60); 16.63 (16.41); 15.53 (15.48; 14.36 
(14.47); 13.84 (13.83).

So, it seems to me that the consistency between these two inexpensive, 
uncalibrated printers is remarkable; and I would point out again that 
the shadow separation, linearity and D-max of this paper seems much 
better than anything else I have measured or than has been discussed on 
the forum over the past few days.  My corresponding figures for the HPR 
(VFA paper setting) are:

18.39, 17.63, 17.14, 16.94, 16.69, 16.80.

Walt