Digital BW, The Print

I'm just back from the Golden Trout Workshops, and this thread caught 
my attention.  In general I agree with the positive comments.  I 
wanted to add that with the 100% carbon solutions I'm now using, the 
larger dot/droplet size used by my 7500 actually makes more neutral 
prints than the smaller droplet sizes of the more modern printers.  
That is, while all the 100% carbon pigment mixes I've experimented 
with show some warmth or relative rise in Lab B in the midtones, the 
maximum Lab B relative to the paper white is lower with larger drop 
sizes.  As such, for those who like the most neutral prints, the 
older printers may actually be better than the newer, smaller drop 
size versions.

As to smoothness, I have a comparison on page 9 of my Eboni-6 notes 
at http://www.paulroark.com/BW-Info/Eboni-6.pdf   The 1600 dpi scan 
(flatbed) shows some smoothness advantage to the more modern 220 
(which would be similar to a 9600) that is included in the 
comparison, but these enlargements are so extreme that the slight 
difference is not noticeable at normal viewing distance in display 
prints.


Paul
www.PaulRoark.com