Digital BW, The Print

Dana,

2.37 and 2.40 is pretty close.  Could be the differnce in the printer 
or the instrument taking the reading (xrite 820 for me).
My profile is made with the paper setting as premiunm glossy (big 
improvement over premium luster)  and ABW set to dark.  I find that 
on most of the glossy papers a dark setting gives me the most linear 
response.  The ICC makee the slight corrections that remain.

Peter

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Dana H. Myers" 
<dana.myers@...> wrote:
>
> zonepeter wrote:
> > 
> > 
> > I have just completed my first print on the Harman paper. The 
print
> > is made using a 3800 / ABW using QTRICC profile. I am getting a 
dmax
> > of 2.40.
> 
> Heh.  I'm using an R2400/ABW with QTRICC profile, measurements
> with PrintFIX Pro, and I'm seeing Dmax 2.37.  I'm guessing the
> difference between 2.37 and 2.40 is perhaps in the noise - in
> other words, we're seeing precisely the same results.
> 
> Did you tinker with ink settings on the 3800?  I did my
> profile with ABW/Normal and ink at default.
> 
> > In comparing the print to Innova semi matte print, I prefer the
> > Harman. It is clearly sharper (subtle but definate)and there is
> > slightly better detail in the shadows. This combination seems to
> > give the picture more "glow" The surface is very like an old fiber
> > basse darkroom print, although I think it is a bit glossier than 
an
> > air dried fiber base.
> 
> Agreed.
> 
> I, too, suspect that Harman Gloss FB Al will be my primary
> fine art paper.
> 
> Dana
>