Digital BW, The Print

All good points of course. I'm just glad anyone out there is taking an interest and looking at some of these issues closely, at least as good as they can.
I can tell you from personal experience that Ted will take some flack for suggesting that an out-of-the-box solution from one of the big three falls short of their needs.
Jeez, I'm starting to sound like Richard Belzer...
Tyler
http://www.custom-digital.com/

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Mark Savoia <mark@...> wrote:
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> 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".
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> 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.
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> Mark
> http://www.stillrivereditions.com
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> On Apr 6, 2009, at 5:59 PM, Bruce Watson wrote:
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> > Tyler Boley wrote:
> >> http://www.teddillard.com/2009/04/digital-silver-printing.html
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> > Yes. Interesting that the inkjet print is noticeably sharper, even  
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> > 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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