Digital BW, The Print

Hi Jay,

Dmax is a measured spec. A good dmax number does not mean you want your ink layed down on it .

These threads can indicate that you should "TRY" them. There have been suggestions of which dealers sell individual sheets.

BTW, printers and scanners do not enjoy the same degree of mechanical precision at any particular point in time. Results will vary. But yes, a new printer with new inks should print the same image if the same worflow(processing) is used.

Selecting paper is a big issue for everyone. The more you try the better your judgement will be.

You said it yourself; "....., I do not want to make mistakes and waste
>a lot of  money on papers that don't produce the results I want".

No other can decide what you want. The "print" is too subjective. You have to print samples.

gar


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On 1/11/08 at 11:24 AM Frank Jay wrote:

>With all the talk about Dmax I am wondering is this dmax  actually
>measured by most users with a densiometer or is it perceptual Dmax as
>experienced by how the prints actually look framed, matterd , hung and
>viewed at a normal viewing distance. Normal being a few feet away as
>oposed to abnormal with someone's nose stuck to the glass and pixel
>peeping. 
>   
>  I have read a few articles by Caponigro and he mentions often about the
>amount of ink that is being put down by certain drivers and printers and
>how that affects Dmax. If a paper has let's say a Dmax of 3, (just for an
>arbitrary number) and your printer is not laying down enough ink to get
>the the 3 , then you will never experience the full potential of a high
>Dmax paper being your printer can't achieve it. Or will you?
>   
>  I have seen several posts where the poster is trying different papers
>and saying that they don't like the Dmax of certain paperss and then try
>another paper with a higher Dmax. It is seemingly almost like climbing the
>Dmax ladder with no satisfaction on any rung on the way up. Is it the
>printer, or the printer settngs as to the amount of ink being laid down,
>or is it actually the Dmax itself or is it perceptual and personal
>preferences
>   
>   I have also seen posts where one poster like the Dmax of paper A,
>another poster with the same  printer does not like it and has to use
>paper B to get the blacks they want. Should or should not both the same
>printers, using the same inks should acheive the same Dmax, or again..is
>it the individual characteristics of each printer and/or the personal
>preferences of the viewers. 
>   
>  I am reading this posts very closely because I am about to make a few
>hundred dollar purchase of papers, and being a lot of companies don't make
>sample packs of all their papers, I do not want to make mistakes and waste
>a lot of  money on papers that don't produce the results I want. 
>   
>  Any help or comment that will give me a better understanding of Dmax, be
>it measured or perceptual will be appreciated.
>  thanks
>  Frank
>
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