Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "olaf ringdahl" <o.ringdahl@...> 
wrote:
>...for my purposes, the paper should have 
> exactly the same gloss as the ink...

the problem is that the different inks have different amounts of gloss. For example, the PK in 
the K3 set is far glossier than some of the others, you'll see it very obviously in deep blues (C
+M) next to deep black. Blues look powdery next to K. You'll also see in even in the neutral 
ramp at different densities. I suspect PK is the glossiest of the inks.
I don't see how a paper can solve this. Some folks with RIPs are doing builds for the K of the 
LK, C, and M, with somewhat less problems.

However, those who complain about it the most to me are holding the print at such an angle 
to reveal the problem that you'd never actually view any print that way.
Though I'd like to see things better, the problem may be a bit overemphasised.
I still think pigments are going to evolve quite a bit, in this area as well as gamut.
Tyler