Digital BW, The Print

Walt,
 
A couple more comments below:



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From: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of wwodets
Sent: 29 January 2008 16:46
To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Digital BW] Re: Another take on the "fiber/baryta" papers . . .
 
Thanks Scott, Clayton and Steve for the comments.

Steve makes an important point about print size and I should have 
mentioned it. I print at 13 x 19 and 17 x 22 (images at ~ 14.2 x 9.5 
and 20 x 13). The 13 x 19 is small enough that much surface texture 
is intrusive and this makes a difference in paper preference. If I 
printed much large (30 x 40), I might well have a different take on 
the papers.

[SJG ... >>>]  Did you see that the Harman FB AL is available as a
relatively new paper size of 17"x25" (called A2+) which is 3" longer than
the more usual 22" and 1.6" longer than the A2 size.  Not necessary for
everyone but for those of us who like sheets in preference to rolls the
extra inches make all the difference!


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On the image sitting in the Harman paper rather than on it, I wonder 
to what extent this has to do with using the paper at 1440 dpi per 
Harman's recommendation for the 4800. The other papers, at 2880, do 
seem to have a lot of ink on them. What do people think about this 
1440/2880 idea? I have tried the Epson paper at 2880 and don't see 
much improvement. 

[SJG ... >>>] My guess is it's nothing to do with dpi.  I use 2880 dpi for
all my most recent work (ignoring Harman's recommendations) - and the effect
(of the image being 'in' rather than 'on' the paper) is emphatically there
at this dpi.

Steve Gledhill
 <http://www.virtuallygrey.co.uk> http://www.virtuallygrey.co.uk


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