Digital BW, The Print

Paul, does this indicate that we might be able to get good results 
with this approach on a 2100?

regards

Alistair Owens
owens@...


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Roark" 
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> I've updated http://www.paulroark.com/BW-Info/Eboni-5.pdf with a 
graph of
> the current neutral-cool end of the Eboni-5 range.  
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> Premier Art Smooth BW prints, using a standard QTR-partitioned 
profile, with
> a Lab A = 1.  That's a neutral, smooth, easy to profile 100% carbon 
print,
> and the cotton paper is very affordable.  It's a 200 gsm paper that 
is very
> smooth.  The CondorBW, at 300 gsm and with a texture option, and 
this
> Premier Art paper give me such good neutral options that I'm 
abandoning my
> early more neutral (but less smooth) profile option. 
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> I just made my first 16 x 20, warm (Alpha paper) version of the 
Granary,
> Tumacacori Mission, AZ (a donation to a Santa Barbara UU auction 
this
> weekend).  
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> So far, so very good.
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> Paul
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> www.PaulRoark.com <http://www.paulroark.com/>  
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> From: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of 
Paul
> Roark
> Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2007 5:11 PM
> To: DigitalB&WPrint
> Subject: [Digital BW] 7500 & Eboni-5
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> I've been comparing different papers and profiles for the Eboni-5 
inkset in
> my old 7500. So far, Hawk Mountain Condor BW is winning for most 
shots.
> With the standard QTR profile (made the easy way with QTR's semi-
automatic
> profiling) the approach is printing quite smoothly and neutral (Lab 
B range
> from -2 at highlights to max +2 in light midtones). Frankly, I'm 
very
> pleased. I've been using my recent Grand Canyon shot that is now on 
my home
> page as a test image because is has a plain smooth sky with a full 
range of
> densities. If the system had excess dots or roughness, this shot 
(medium
> format Tech Pan original, with virtually no grain) would show it 
badly.
> Happily, the shot even looks good at 8 x 10.
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> For the warm, southwestern types of shots with no plain sky, 
Permajet and
> MIS Alpha are on top of my paper list.
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> So far so good.
> 
> Paul
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> www.PaulRoark.com <http://www.paulroar <http://www.paulroark.com/> 
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