Digital BW, The Print

well could ya get some?
Tyler

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Mark Savoia <mark@...> wrote:
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> I do not have that paper.
> 
> Mark
> http://www.stillrivereditions.com
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> On Apr 6, 2009, at 3:43 PM, Clayton Jones wrote:
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> > Hello Mark,
> >
> >> I have had my Epson 9900 for a few weeks now and was finally able to
> >> do some tests to compare its ABW mode vs Piezotone selenium inks.
> >> Bottom line, the Piezotones have much more depth to them. They look
> >> 3D and the 9900 black and white prints do not. Color on the 9900 I
> >> was able to tweak to match the Pieozone fairly close. All tests were
> >> done on Hahnemuhle Photo Rag.
> >
> > Thanks for the report.  Is there any chance you can do the same  
> > comparison on VFA?  The reason I ask is that HPR was one of my top  
> > papers when I used Eboni-based ink sets, while VFA was good but  
> > didn't stand out.  I kept some on hand only for testing.
> >
> > When my 2200 died the replacement warranty I had purchased with it  
> > delivered to me a new 2400.  After acclimating to the new system I  
> > found that the combination of K3 inks and VFA produced far better  
> > results than K3/HPR, and even better than Eboni/HPR in some ways.   
> > The depth effect as you mention (among other things), was very rich  
> > compared to previous results.
> >
> > The result is that my entire paper lineup changed.  I still have  
> > some HPR and I'm slowly trying to use it up, but it only works well  
> > with a certain few images (and even then it's just acceptable).  My  
> > general impression is that K3 and HPR are simply not a good match,  
> > for whatever reason.  Getting good results with it always seems  
> > like a struggle, where VFA just sings easily in tune.  BTW, another  
> > favorite K3 paper for me is Innova's Soft Texture Art (STA).  It's  
> > the best non-OBA paper for K3 I've found.  Hawk Mtn's Merlin  
> > Natural is also a fine K3 paper, as is Museo Max - please don't get  
> > the impression that K3 is only good on one paper.
> >
> > Bottom line is don't judge the ink by testing on just one paper.   
> > It can make a big difference.  PZ may still beat out K3 on VFA, but  
> > you won't know for sure until you test it.  K3 is also superb on  
> > the Fiber Gloss type papers.
> >
> > 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
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