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Re: [Digital BW] Re: Da Vinci Fibre Gloss Paper

2006-02-17 by Steve Gledhill

It says DMax 2.2 on the paperandinks.com website - cf 2.7 on 
chaudigital.com. I wonder which is correct?
Steve Gledhill ----- http://www.virtuallygrey.co.uk/


alanrew42 wrote:

> UK list members can see the paper, and some sample prints, at the
> Focus On Imaging show at the NEC. paperandinks.com will be "near the
> Olympus stand" according to Jason Chau (Dan Chau's son, who runs the
> paperandinks.com subsidiary of chaudigital).
>
> Regards,
>
> Alan
>
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "paulo030947"
> <avelino@...> wrote:
> >
> > Today published in the British Journal of Photography:
> >
> > Title: Da Vinci code green
> > Feature: news
> > Date: 15 February 2006
> >
> >
> >
> > A specialist pro lab has launched a new high-quality inkjet paper it
> > claims is indistinguishable from traditional, black-and-white fibre-
> > based materials.
> >
> > The Da Vinci Fibre Gloss paper was developed over the last two years
> > by Danny Chau, the owner of ChauDigital, with an unnamed manufacturer.
> >
> > It is 'designed to give inkjet prints the look and feel of a
> > traditional black-and-white silver halide fibre paper,' Chau told
> > BJP: 'This paper came about because of my personal quest as a black-
> > and-white printer who has turned to digital. We had been
> > experimenting for several years with different paper types and
> > coatings but tested out the last batch in June.
> >
> > We were amazed by the results and did a small run of the paper in
> > July.
> >
> > Clients who have seen it haven't been able to tell the difference
> > between this and traditional fibre papers.'
> >
> > The paper uses an acid free fibre surface which has three coatings to
> > protect and hold ink better 'giving more density to colours and
> > producing great details in heavy density areas with high visual
> > sharpness.' Chau adds that it also boasts a DMax of 2.7, whereas
> > traditional fibre papers have a DMax of around 2.3. Chau also says
> > that the paper works especially well with Epson UltraChrome K3 ink
> > range, with its three grades of black.
> >
> > The paper is now available by visiting www.chaudigital.com, but will
> > also be sold by Permajet as its own brand Fibre Base Gloss 295gsm
> > paper.
> >
> >
> > Source:
> >
> > \ufffd Incisive Media Investments Ltd 2005
> >
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