Digital BW, The Print

In a message dated 11/12/2006 11:34:04 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
paul.roark@... writes:

I did a  quick comparison of the 2400 in ABW mode against the 2200 with the
4K+ and  IJC.  I used a 720 ppi, 1 inch high version of my Rainbow  Falls
shot.  It has smooth (moving water) highlights and sharp dark  rocks.  I just
used ABW at "neutral" and "normal" darkness, which  seemed to generally match
the 2200 image, but I did not do a detailed  comparison of the relative
profiles.  The 2400 did well in the smooth  highlights (of course there are
color dots there, but I can't see them in  the real print), but the dark
rocks with ABW mode show an amazing loss of  fine detail compared to the 2200
and IJC.  I can see the difference at  normal viewing distance.  I don't
think I would have noticed the lower  performance in an actual print that was
not compared side-by-side, but my  very initial results tend to confirm
Tyler's observations.  I confess  I'm surprised at the degree of difference.




Paul,
 I'm trying to get someone's evaluation of IJC/OPM for monochrome  printing. 
I'm running a 2200 with GQuad inks and a 4000 NK & with QTR. Is  IJC worth my 
investment ?
 
Richard (Brooklyn)


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