Digital BW, The Print

Silly question but are you sure you printed on the right side of the paper?


> From: alanrew42 <Alan-Rew@...>
> Reply-To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> Date: Sat, 18 Feb 2006 02:06:20 -0000
> To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> Subject: [Digital BW] Re: Da Vinci Fibre Gloss Paper
> 
> OK, here are my not-at-all-exciting measurements. Taken with Eye-One
> Pro Rev. B on top of a blank sample of the same media. 4 readings
> averaged.
> 
> Epson 2100 + UC inks, Photo Black Ink, 'Premium Semiglossy', 2880, NCA
> RGB 0,0,0 measures
> Lab 13.7, -0.7, -3.8 which is _not_ very black really (an Ilford
> Galerie Smooth Gloss profile I made with UC measures 5, 0, -3 with PK).
> 
> My paper white measurements are virtually identical to Steve's:
> Lab 96.6, 0.7, -4.6
> 
> Using all the colours to print an RGB step wedge gives no more shadow
> detail than other glossy papers I've used with this ink. This is done
> using a profile made with the TC9.18 target; I might try one of the
> bigger Atkinson targets some time, but at the moment I'm a bit
> underwhelmed with the Da Vinci results using UC ink.
> 
> This is OT for a B&W list, but the colour gamut is no better than
> other glossy papers I've profiled, although there is slightly more red
> gamut than my current favourite glossy paper.
> 
> The 'almost glossy' look is a bit like the old Epson 'Glossy Paper -
> Photo Weight', although that paper is smoother with less texture.
> 
> It looks like K3 inks are needed to get the best out of this paper.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Alan
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "alanrew42"
> <Alan-Rew@...> wrote:
>> 
>> OK, to make it more fun, I'll post them in installments :-)