Digital BW, The Print

Yes, Jim, perhaps it is apples to oranges in some ways, but it was 
intended as a rough measure of dmax and overall printing 
characteristics on the one hand, and on the other-how much stock are 
we to put on the sheer status of cotton paper? Does some of the 
mediocre stuff out there merit preference just because it is cotton? 
Just how far do we take the "cotton mystique"? Whats important to me 
is how well a paper prints, how stable it is, and the overall beauty 
and character of the paper. So far cotton papers have had an upper 
hand in the character department, yes. But if an RC paper comes 
along that looks as nice in its own way, prints better than most rag 
papers, and gets good fade test results, why not compare it? Mind 
you, I'm not claiming this is the giant-slayer, just saying lets 
keep an open mind.


Regards,

Steve Karafyllakis

PS: I've seen the Sihl data sheet; one of my reservations with this 
product is precisely that data sheet-it says nothing regarding 
acidity or fade resistance. That's usually a bad sign, most 
companies like to get positive info of that kind out where you can 
find quickly. 


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Jim Doyle" 
<jdoyle1713@c...> wrote:
>
> Steven
> 
> How can you compare it to Silver rag or VFA.. .. Silver rag Is a 
100 %
> cotton paper.. This isnt.. ? ? it should Cost less to..
> 
> here Is a Link to the data Sheet..
> http://www.sihlusa.com/data_sheets/3695.pdf I have Seen This Paper 
and It
> does print well.. But Steve your Trying to compare Apples To 
Oranges On This
> One..
> 
> 
> Last night Clayton & I did some comparison prints on Iridium, Crane
> Silver Rag, and VFA, on the 2400 with Epson K3 inks. The one thing
> I'm very sure of, is that the surface and sheen of the Iridium 
beats
> all hell out of the Crane- I do hope Crane can do something about
> that, because otherwise it is a very impressive paper
> Quickly though: with default ABW settings (except for the 'gamma'
> setting being on 'lightest') the Iridium had at least as good a 
dmax
> as the Silver Rag, with equal or better shadow detail, and better
> highlight retention. It tended to print a bit cooler than SR and
> noticeably cooler than VFA. VFA had the lowest dmax of the three,
> but had a luminosity and a richness that more than made up for it. 
I
> should point out, however, that Clayton's test images were 
optimized
> for the VFA.
> 
> 
> Cheers
> Jim Doyle
> 
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