Digital BW, The Print

The impression it gives to those involved in this stuff a long time is entry level at best, sorry. There are many ways to capture large pieces of art well, at high res and fidelity. 
Talk to anyone doing high end art reproductions with everything from Cruse scanners to Better Light scanning backs.
Also, there are no printers that use a GO and 4 blacks for a photo surface look. The HP does not use the MK in gloss mode. So even though the printer HAS 4 ks, it's using 3 Ks for this, or any other PK photo surface printing.
For the price point it sounds like they are trying to hit, printed matted and framed, I suspect they were limited in how much could be invested in it, and possibly this about what could be expected.
I think the unfortunate thing is the association with Ansel, who would have been obsessed with the bleeding edge, and insistant on nothing less than the best possible reproduction of his work. Not the off the shelf approach available at any pro shop and compromised out of the box solutions.
I saw that interview some weeks back, I have to agree with Mark. It's very disappointing to watch.
Regarding viewing distance.. with good photography, normal viewing distance is every distance.

There are so many talented experts they could have brought in to help set something like this up, it sounds like their input came from sales reps.
Tyler

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Roger" <rsmith02@...> wrote:
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> I think the content is strong.  
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> They talked about using what sounds like a scanning back to digitize the prints and a printer with 4 blacks and gloss optimizer to print them.
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> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Mark Savoia <mark@> wrote:
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> > That is THE most lame interview I have EVER seen. So unprofessional.  
> > Wow!
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> > Mark
> > http://www.stillrivereditions.com
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> > On Apr 26, 2009, at 7:02 PM, Gary Wagner wrote:
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> > > Here is a link I found that interviews Ansel Adams grandson Matthew  
> > > Adams.
> > > He talks about the prints and how they are made.
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> > > http://www.silberstudios.com/blog/?p=230
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> > >
> > >
> > > Gary Wagner
> > >
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