Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., Jerry Olson 
<jerryolson@r...> wrote:
> The Blacks are much deeper than somerset enhanced. I'd guess at 
1.67 - 1.70 D-Max.
> Somerset, I believe was 1.44. Only the torchon has blacks this deep 
out of the ten
> or so papers I have printed this image on. HOWEVER, I'm using the 
MIS variable tone
> inkset, with Paul's cool curve. I've not yet tried this paper with 
piezo inks.

I agree with Jerry on the blacks. Up there with the best I have seen 
with Piezo inks. My reaction to the cool whiteness of the paper may 
be in contrast to the Piezo ink colors. Looks like one of the most 
neutral color Piezo prints I have made but I need to wait a few days 
and see if it warms up.

Given the whiteness of the paper I would think that it would be very 
well suited to Paul's cool curve. I have only seen one example of the 
cool inks but looks like it would be a good color match.

With the bright white and good blacks LPM probably has the widest 
tonal range of any of the archival quality matte papers.


>I
> ordered 25 sheets, but so far they only sent the sample pack. Media 
Street has the
> best prices, I believe it's $22.28 for 50 sheets. I don't see 
any "color" to the
> paper in daylight room lighting. I suppose I should take it out 
doors to see if it
> makes a difference.
> 
> Jerry
> 
> > >> I LOVE the whiteness of Legion Photo Matte paper, which is the 
whitest paper
> > >> I have ever seen. It is whiter than even Aspen! Pure absolute 
white, with
> > >> blacks better than any other of the 10 papers I have tried 
this image on
> > >> except Royal Riviera, which also has these same deep rich 
blacks.
> >
> >
> > Alright Jerry, you sold me. If I'll be picking up a pack to try. 
So long as
> > the "whites" aren't lavender I'll probably be okay with it. The 
Holy Grail
> > for under $40 is worth a look.  ;-)
> >
If you lay a sheet of the Legion Photo Matte on top of ConeTech Matte 
the Conetech looks light gray in comparison that is how white LPM is. 
I have the same image on LPM and Torchon sitting next to each other. 
For the Piezo I think I am inclined towards the Torchon but it is a 
matter of taste and my taste in paper seems to be changing daily!
> 
> Only $22.28 for 50 sheets of letter sized paper

I paid http://www.einks.net/index.html $18.00 for 50 8.5x11.

Martin