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Innova Semi Matte vs. Epson Semi-Matte was Re: Damned good glossy prints

2007-11-20 by john dean

I agree. I just tried the Harmon and the dynamic range is excellent as
is the dmax and sharpness, but the surface is certainly more slick
than any fiber paper I ever used. To me it looks more like rc than I
would like. The gamut and dmax richer on the Innova F Semi-Matte than
the old Epson semi-matte. I love it, but it ain't cheap. We're gonna
get addicted to this stuff and we gotta get the prices down a little.

john



--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Tyler Boley"
<tyler@...> wrote:
>
> I think the Innova would be close, but I don't have any prints made on
> the Epson to compare.
> Jim Doyle has a good sample pack of all of these papers, it's worth
> seeing.
> Tyler
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Bill Iverson"
> <wiverson@> wrote:
> >
> > Tyler (or anyone else): How does the Innova F Semi Matte surface 
> > compare with the discontinued Epson Semi-Matte?  I very much liked
the 
> > Epson's smooth-but-not-really-glossy surface (and the consequent 
> > reasonably rich blacks).  But now it's gone, and I'd love to find a 
> > real fibre paper with the same type of surface.  The Harman FB AI
Gloss 
> > is nice, but a bit too glossy to be ideal, IMHO.
> > 
> > Other nominations also welcomed, natch.
> > 
> > Bill Iverson
> >
>

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