Digital BW, The Print

Wow, Clayton! Thanks so much for these useful suggestions.

  Yes. The 6X7 is heavy but I still use it some. Processing film is
about the only thing I still do in the darkroom. I used TX with HC-110
for many years and then got some lovely results with Xtol, too. I'm
very attached to my 6X7. :) And, I must admit, I still have NOT bought
a digital camera. I'm waiting for something in the 12-14 megpixel
range to be affordable. Or has that happened alrdy?

I do hope these papers are available in cut sheets. I noticed that the
ultrasmooth recommended earlier was mainly in rolls.

 Where does the Hahne Photo Rag he mentioned fit into your scheme of
papers?

 BTW, just how archival are these cotton papers compared with
Heavywgt. Matte?

 I will study your article.

 Appreciatively,
  Ginny

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Clayton Jones"
<cj@...> wrote:
>
> Hello Ginny,
> 
> >...when doing Tri-X development times/ASA calibration on my
> >Pentax 6X7.
> 
> Warms my heart! <g>.  The P67 was my primary picture machine for
> years (superb lenses), and good old wonderful Tri-X the film of
> choice.  What a great combination.  I sort of miss it (just temporary
> nostalgia <g>), but I got tired of hauling heavy gear around (getting
> older and have accumulated some back and shoulder problems).  The
> carbon fiber tripod is a great invention!
> 
> 
> >...with my older Epson printers, I always had excellent results
> >letting the printer driver control the output rather than PS. 
> >I was very pleased with how easy it was. 
> 
> It still can be with the 2400 and ABW.  Please have a look at the 2400
> workflow article (#9) at the web link below.  It produces very fine
> results without requiring a densitometer and icc curves.  As for
> paper, Epson's Velvet Fine Art (VFA) works beautifully with the K3
> inks.  Definitely worth trying a box.  Another favorite of mine for K3
> is Merlin Natural from Hawk Mtn (not as good dmax as VFA, but a
> beautiful long scale that can produce a platinum look with a variety
> of convincing color tones - really pretty).   I also use Dourian (same
> as PhotoRag), Condor BW, and Aurora Art - just depends on the image.
> 
> I hope this helps.
> 
> Regards,
> Clayton
> 
> 
> Info on black and white digital printing at    
> http://www.cjcom.net/digiprnarts.htm
>