Digital BW, The Print

Hi Chris-

It sort of depends on what the meaning of "is (zero),is."  LOL

Seriously, both questions you ask can only be answered on a "it's good
enough for me, I like it" basis.

"Zero bronzing and zero metamerism"? Don't think I've ever seen it, not in
digital prints, not in color analog prints, not in silver prints.

Having said that, the z3100 series printers from HP come pretty close,
though not necessarily on all papers. I wish the Z3100 had a variable GE
channel, that would help with some papers.

As far as matte papers, one person's beautiful texture is another's
distracting surface. I use Hahnemuhle William Turner a great deal, love the
surface for most prints, except when I don't, which is when I often use
Innova smooth cotton, or Hahn. Bamboo. There are many others that work well.
Have you tried the Bamboo?

Bill


On Sun, Sep 14, 2008 at 2:14 PM, jhargens2000 <chargens@...>wrote:

>   Are there any pigment printers out there that can out-of-the-box
> successfully print on glossy/semiglossy paper with zero bronzing and
> zero metamerism? I ask this because in all the discussion I've seen
> regarding pigment printing on glossy fiber there is always the
> admission that some bronzing still persists and that print spraying,
> or doing something else, will improve the bronzing problem. In a
> related vein, I would accept the limitation of printing on only matte
> paper - since I do like the nonglare of matte - but I've yet to find
> a matte paper that has no (to one degree or another) distracting
> surface but _does_ have great dmax, handling etc. Any paper
> suggestions would be appreciated.
>
> Chris Hargens
>
>  
>



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Regards,

Bill Morse
Wm. Morse Editions

http://www.MorseEditions.com/


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