Digital BW, The Print

from my experience VFA really does have the highest d-max, but
H.PhotoRag 460 is pretty close. not a huge difference from the 308 but
better all the same...

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Clayton Jones"
<cj@...> wrote:
>
> Hello Steve,
> 
> >I am using an Epson 3800 and 7800. Simply put what matte paper has 
> >the highest D-Max
> 
> I use a 2400, same K3 inks.  I've tested a lot of papers and found
> that Velvet fine Art has the best dmax with K3 inks.  PhotoRag is
> better than VFA with Eboni based MIS inks.  This was confirmed by
> several people in this forum in summer 2005 after the K3 printers were
> released.  
> 
> K3 is a different animal - some things get better, some worse,
> compared to Eboni.  I've been testing a lot of papers with a
> densitometer (measurements performed by Steve Karafyllakis) in
> preparation for a new K3-based "Paper Chase" article.  Here are the
> results of the top few papers:
> 
> Epson Velvet Fine Art - 1.75
> Epson EEM - 1.70
> Innova Cold Press Art - 1.66
> H. Photo Rag - 1.65
> Innova Soft Texture Art - 1.62
> H. Museum Etching - 1.61
> Premier Fine Art 270 - 1.61
> 
> Article #5 at the link below has the results of the original Eboni BO
> tests done a few years ago.  This article will soon be accompanied by
> the K3 version.
> 
> 
> Regards,
> Clayton
> 
> 
> Info on black and white digital printing at    
> http://www.cjcom.net/digiprnarts.htm
> I-Trak 2.1   http://www.cjcom.net/itrak.htm
>