Digital BW, The Print

Sorry, I meant to send this off-list to Paul.

On Jun 3, 2006, at 1:32 PM, Carl Schofield wrote:

> Paul,
>
> Attached are some data for one of my old Oriental Seagull (selenium  
> toned) silver prints.  I just collected spot measurements from  
> different areas of the print, but I don't have a step wedge print.   
> Might be OK as a sample for hue.  Measurements were made with an x- 
> rite pulse spectrophotometer (UV filtered) and are tabulated in the  
> attached ascii file as Lab and density (CMYV) readings.  I don't  
> have the 3D inks yet for my 2400 but I do want to try them with  
> your workflow.
>
> Carl
>
> <Seagull.zip>
>
> On Jun 2, 2006, at 3:57 PM, Paul Roark wrote:
>
>>>
>>> Does anyone know of an ink jet paper for printing digital photos  
>>> that
>>> is similar in color/brightness and texture to the graded Illford
>>> Gallerie paper used for printing black and white negatives?
>>
>> I think the inkjet papers that have a finish that is closest to  
>> the old
>> silver prints are Crane Museo Silver Rag and Innova Fiber Gloss  
>> (sold by
>> PermaJet in Europe as Fibre Based Gloss).  To get the tone the  
>> same you'd
>> probably have to make a custom profile/curve with one of the  
>> variable-tone
>> inksets from MIS.
>>
>> I am interested in making profiles for the traditional papers for  
>> the MIS
>> UT-3D inkset.  So, if people will send me Lab readings of the  
>> great old
>> silver papers, or a sample or test strip of such with a good  
>> selection of
>> densities, I'll take a shot at a profile that will match that old  
>> paper with
>> one of these new inkjet papers.  I currently have the UT-3D  
>> running on the
>> 220, 2200 and 2400.  Contact me of list if you're interested in  
>> trading a
>> sample print/test strip for a profile for one of these printers  
>> and the
>> UT-3D inkset.
>>
>> Paul
>> www.PaulRoark.com
>>