Digital BW, The Print

I've been using Ilford Gold Silk without problems in both an Epson  
4000 and R1800.  Surface doesn't appear to be any more sensitive to  
abrasion than other PK papers, which are generally tougher than matte  
papers.  Are you getting ink cross contamination (MK/PK)?

Carl Schofield
http://photos.schophoto.com




On Jan 5, 2008, at 10:18 AM, Dana H. Myers wrote:

> gcwagner wrote:
>>
>>
>> Richard,
>> I let it dry 48 hours or more and it still is very sensitive  
>> compared to
>> matte prints. If you have a test print could you try just rubbing  
>> your
>> finger nail across a dark area and see if it leaves a mark?
>
> I've had no problem with prints on K3/Gold Fibre Silk being
> easy to mar in normal handling (including stacking with other
> prints, etc.), but I can indeed scratch the darker areas with
> a nail.  That doesn't seem very meaningful to me, though - that
> seems to be pretty abusive of any print :-)
>
> Dana
>


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