Digital BW, The Print

Thanks...very helpful.

Lance Richardson, F.Ph., CPP
Lance Richardson Photography Associates
1600 East Franklin Street   # 100
Chapel Hill, NC   27514
919.942.4044
www.LanceRichardson.com (currently under revision)

National Awards:
Spyder Award Fine Art Division: 2005
Kodak "Gallery " Award: 2005, 2000
FijiFilm "Masterpiece" Award: 2000, 2001
PPA Display Award: 2006,2005, 2004, 2003

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "dlruckus" <dlruckus@...>
To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, August 03, 2006 2:39 PM
Subject: [Digital BW] Re: The Best Blacks


The physics are exactly the same and instruments will show higher
d'max on gloss and luster papers with equivalent ink loads. Richer is
somewhat subjective however so it's a more personal call there and
highly variable with different matt papers. It's not unusual IMHO for
a so-so gloss paper with a measured 2.1 or so d'max to visually look
wimpishly gray next to an excellent matt with a mere 1.7-1.8. I
believe you will be astonished at the variety of beautiful papers
available as compared to what you were used to. Some here report
having achieved in the 2.5 and better d'maxs with gloss.

Regards
Duane



--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "lancephoto99"
<lancephoto@...> wrote:
>
> I'm getting ready to purchase an Epson 4800 for my first venture
> into fineart B&W printing.   Prior to this a professional with 30
> years in chemical  print making.  Is it true that you get better,
> richer blacks using matte finish papers with K3 pigments than with
> lustre finish papers???  This is the opposite of the chemical world !
> If true, what's the physics here?
> Thanks
>






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