Digital BW, The Print

Ah, I see, it was on a 2400. Did you use ABW? I am going to have to 
try the paper on my 2400.

Shilesh

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Steven 
Karafyllakis" <stevekphoto@...> wrote:
>
> Shilesh;
> 
> That test patch was done a couple months back on Clayton's 2400 
with 
> Epson PK. And yes, they struck me as being astronomical too. I 
don't 
> have any more on hand or I'd try it again just to see if I can 
repeat 
> the results. That result made me wonder if my nice new spectro was 
> out-of-whack, but everything else it comes up with seems 
reasonable, 
> so... 
> 
> Steve Karafyllakis
> 
> 
> 
> -- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Shilesh Jani" 
> <shileshjani@> wrote:
> >
> > Hmm. Steve, I presume these numbers are for Fiba Glossy F Warm. 
> With 
> > the "cool" version of the paper and my 4000 loaded with 4800 PK, 
I 
> > have not hit these astronomically high numbers after GLOP. I 
> control 
> > ink density with QTR, and the GLOP I use is from another source. 
> > Maybe I should try the MIS GLOP? Maybe the 3800 dither also helps?
> > 
> > Shilesh
> > 
> > --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Steven 
> > Karafyllakis" <stevekphoto@> wrote:
> > >
> > > David;
> > > 
> > > I measured the warm version of that paper a while back; 
uncoated 
> it 
> > > gave me a 2.5  A day later I gave it a couple light coats of 
MIS 
> > Gloss 
> > > Optimizer, and a few hours later it measured a 2.85, not only 
the 
> > > highest reading I've gotten, but probably the biggest shift as 
> > well. 
> > > Now, a couple months later its down to ...only 2.74!!!
> > > 
> > > And of course the rag paper looks and feels like a much higher 
> > quality 
> > > product, at least while its in your hand. Not sure how much 
> > difference 
> > > that would make behind glass.
> > > 
> > > The RC paper is also very inexpensive, about .47 US a sheet. 
But 
> we 
> > > don't have any idea how it will hold up at this point, I 
wouldn't 
> > buy 
> > > too much of it, or trust it to archival applications just yet.
> > > 
> > > Regards
> > > 
> > > Steven Karafyllakis
> > > 
> > > 
> > > > Wonder how this paper compares to my favorite paper: Innova 
> Fiba-
> > > Gloss F...
> > > > 
> > > > Dave.
> > > > 
> > > > --
> > >
> >
>