Digital BW, The Print

Olaf, Jules,

>With the advent of the R2400, K3 inks, the ABW driver and now this 
>paper, I think I may now be able to put aside all the searching and 
>testing and get to work...

Amen!  We are finally getting there.


>I tested the paper also...I was very impressed HOWEVER, the paper 
>has a definite "look". I wouldn't choose it above all others at 
>all times, but it will do very nicely for prints that I feel will 
>go with it.
>It ain't the magic paper for all purposes, but for what it can do, 
>it probably can't be beat.

I tested it also (2400/K3) and came to the same conclusion.  It's a
big step in the right direction, but not quite there yet.  Of course,
as has been said, we all tested a beta version, so maybe the official
version will be better.  I found the glare mixed with the pebbly
surface to be annoying.

But there is hope. The jungle drums are saying that we will be seeing
more of these kinds of papers in the future, that all the major makers
are working on their own versions.  So it's probably just a matter of
time.

But, I have grown to love the non-reflective matte papers so much that
something will have to be awfully good to make me go back to a shiny
paper.  I'm still hoping for my dream paper: matte surface with great
dmax.  Maybe someday we'll have it.

Regards,
Clayton


Info on black and white digital printing at    
http://www.cjcom.net/digiprnarts.htm