Digital BW, The Print

I agree with Bruce. Ted's test was very unscientific, a matter of  
taste mostly. And the reference to the crappy Epson scanner he used  
might not help. He admits that it was an "exercise within reason".

I think each person would have to do a head on comparison with a file  
the way they print (with their equipment and RIP if used) and the way  
Digital Silver prints to get a valid result. I have seen Eric's prints  
and they do look good, but they are a different breed, and one should  
not assume them  to match. Apples and oranges.

Mark
http://www.stillrivereditions.com

On Apr 6, 2009, at 5:59 PM, Bruce Watson wrote:

> Tyler Boley wrote:
>> http://www.teddillard.com/2009/04/digital-silver-printing.html
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>> Tyler
> Yes. Interesting that the inkjet print is noticeably sharper, even  
> using
> the Epson driver and the color K3 inks. With the Durst's hype I would
> have thought they'd have done enough work to at least win sharpness.  
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> that's not what I see shown here. Odd, that.
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> What Mr. Dillard complains about is the tonality, especially in the
> highlights. This I find to be a problem with the Epson driver and  
> the K3
> inks. I think he would get much better and smoother highlights using a
> better driver (StudioPrint, QTR) and at least quadtone inks but
> especially using K7s.
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> That in my mind would be a "fair" comparison. Using color inks to make
> B&W prints has always been a lower quality solution, but a more  
> flexible
> one if one refuses for whatever reasons to dedicate a printer to B&W.
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> Bruce Watson
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