Digital BW, The Print

I don't currently have PK ink loaded in my 4800 to do a proper comparison.
I just printed an image with my 2100 and the Nanochromes on Da Vinci and
could not see any bronzing at all.  This was a warm toned image printed with
the Epson driver and a colour profile I had made for the Nanos for Epson
Premium Semi-gloss.  Looks pretty good.  Lying flat on the desk, though, I
am still not sure what all the fuss is about with these papers vs, say,
Epson Premium Semi-matte which I think has a lovely soft finish.  Personally
I still think the "chase" is for decent dMax on true matte papers.  These
new "photo" papers will appeal, though, to many of those with wet darkroom
backgrounds.  There is, however, a lot more to come in this space over the
next few months....


> From: john dean <deanwork2003@...>
> Reply-To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2006 18:38:21 -0000
> To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> Subject: [Digital BW] Re: Da Vinci Fibre Gloss Paper
> 
> The Da Vinci sounds really nice, except for the bronzing. If they used
> Epson k3 inks there shouldn't be any at all. In my test of Silver Rag
> with the K3 set for black and white I had neither bronzing or gloss
> differences. Of course this issue of "sparkle" with SR is annoying. I
> find it far more noticeble with smaller black and white prints than
> large (16x20 up)color prints which I think is a good use for this paper.
> 
> There is definitely a big market for the most perfect media that gives
> this deep dimensionality that glossy papers can provide without
> surface distractions. The race is on.
> 
> I have three prints laid out on my table this am made from the same
> greyscale file.
> 
> Ultrachrome K2-QTR on Hahnemuhle Museum Etching
> 
> Cone K6 on the same paper
> 
> and Silver Rag with K3 inkset
> 
> They all look good but the SR shown in the same context has truely
> great dimentsion and a damax that makes the others look like platinum
> prints by comparison. Interestingly enough, both of the Hahnemuhle
> prints look sharper though, even when one is printed on an Epson 7000
> and this is a fairly textured paper.
> 
> John