Digital BW, The Print

Sammy,
I guess my number one observation would be that there is no 
substitute for seeing for yourself. Tha is what made the worksop so 
special.  I would guess there have not been many gatherings with 
such  variety.  That is why I wanted to thank those that contributed.
With that said, I'll give it a shot:

There are alot of ways to produce a great print.  I was very 
impressed by the Z3100 output.  This was my first opportunity to see 
anything printed on the HP.  The K6 on the 1400 produced highlights 
like I have not seen before. The K6 prints were all very smooth and 
beautiful.  On the right picture, it was really noticable.  Paul's 
Ebonbi 6 prints were beautiful with his work.  I was impressed by how 
quickly people who were not familiar with QTR were up and running and 
making really nice prints including split tones.  
My personal favorite examples were Tyler's prints from  his dual quad 
set.  But in fairness, Tyler was showing completed work as opposed to 
examples.  
What I came away with is the idea that each person has to find the 
right combination for their work. Nothing new there.    

Peter


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Sammy Bar" 
<sammysbar@...> wrote:
>
> Great idea for a workshop. (Going to check out his web site after 
> sending this email.)
> 
> Any personal preferences with regard to the prints produced on the 
> various printers as well as how the prints looked with the 
different 
> inks and the papers used?
>  
> Any favorites among the printers and the various methods, K2, K3, 
vs. 
> K6 or the inks used such as the eboni-6 (100% carbon ink) compared 
to 
> the others, etc.?
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "zonepeter" 
> <zonepeter@> wrote:
> >
> > I had the pleasure of attending Tyler's workshop this weekend in 
> > Berkeley.  
> > The highlight for me was the opportunity to see output from 
almost 
> > every viable printer and inkset. This included UK3, K7, K6, MPS7 
(?)
> > HZ3100, Eboni 6 (?) Tom Malonee's set, Tyler's dual quad set and 
> maybe 
> > others I am forgetting.  Only a Canon example was missing. 
> > I want to thank Tyler for arranging this and John Dean, Amadou 
> Diallo, 
> > Paul Roark and others for contributing.  In addition, Tyler 
> arranged 
> > for a 3800 and a 1400 with the special K6 set for our printing.
> > It was truly a rare opportunity to compare output and evaluate 
the 
> the 
> > various options.
> > Again, thanks to all who made this possible.
> > 
> > Peter
> >
>