Digital BW, The Print

Walt:

I saw the Harman 44” roll in a store list (climaxdigital.com). I´m in Buenos
Aires, so far to try and make mistakes ordering the wrong size of paper.
What about that possible curling problem?. Would be very noticeable?


El 13/2/08 14:52, "wwodets" <odets@...> escribió:

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> Carl and Gabriel-
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> Carl, 
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> What is it you didn't like about the Harman?  With the Ilford I found
> such bad quality control (mostly surface scratching) that I gave up
> on it.  I liked the surface though, because it is smooth and not at
> all glossy.  On the other hand, the gloss differential in highlights
> was quite obvious because the k3 inks are quite glossy.  The gloss
> differential with the Harman is minimal.
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> Gabriel,
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> I am still awaiting my first box of 17 x 25, and I'm not likely to
> print larger than that.  I was not aware it was available in rolls,
> but I imagine it would be a curling problem.  It has very much the
> stiffness of a gelatin paper.
> 
> Walt
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> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint%40yahoogroups.com> , Gabriel Valansi
> <gvalansi@...> wrote:
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>> > Hey Walt: did you try to print B/W on the Harman in big sizes
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>> > 17x22²)? IT is available in rolls?
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>> > El 12/2/08 18:56, "wwodets" <odets@...> escribió:
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>>> > > I'm with you on the HM Baryta.  The whole surface glitters and
> sparkles
>>> > > under the light, and is particularly bad in high density areas.
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>>> > > look like someone sprayed black vinyl onto the paper.  I can't
>>> > > understand why they did this.  The Epson EFB has some of this,
> but much
>>> > > less and is acceptable to me, though not my favorite.  The Harman
>>> > > surface (with K3 inks) is a bit glossier than I'd like but the
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>>> > > is very natural and convincing and the inks are beautiful on it.
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>>> > > glitter at all and not quite a glossy "air-dried," but something
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>>> > > good, convincing and honest in itself.  It shows a photograph
>>> > > beautifully.
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>>> > > Walt
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