Digital BW, The Print

Hi Andrew,
Thanks for the reply.  

These were shots of 4x6 inch prints in matte paper.  I checked the Exif and the camera was at ISO 100 for shooting the prints.  It's possible I underexposed them.  I think these shots do a reasonable job at showing the difference in "grain" between the two prints (the 3MK prints aren't bad, mind you but much rougher than UTR2 or the original files).

Two of the original shots were also at ISO 100 and both look fairly smooth (at reasonable magnifications- up to 8x12 inch or so):

http://www.jingai.com/photography/NHWedding/photos/20080628_Liza_Wedding__Image_0001_54.jpg

http://www.jingai.com/photography/NHWedding/photos/20080628_Liza_Wedding__Image_0001_111.jpg

Roger


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Andrew Sharpe <asharpe@...> wrote:
>
> There seems to be a lot of noise in both, but I agree that the UT2 looks
> better and has less noise. Were these shot at high ISOs?
> 
> Andrew
> 
> 
> On 06/21/2009 08:15 PM, Roger wrote:
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > After being content with the UTR2 inkset on a R220 for a few years I
> > stepped up to an R1800 a while ago and tried the 3MK workflow.
> > 
> > I printed a 11x14 wedding album with it and am generally happy with the
> > results, but for shots that call for smoothness (fog, skies, etc) it
> > doesn't look nearly as good as UTR2. I'm wondering if the results I am
> > getting are typical for this inkset.
> > 
> > I don't have a flatbed scanner so the following were shot on my 20D with
> > a macro lens (forgive any color artifacts, etc this introduced).
> > 
> > Here are a few shots to illustrate the difference:
> > 
> > http://jingai.com/phototests/BW%20tests/fogUTR2.jpg
> > <http://jingai.com/phototests/BW%20tests/fogUTR2.jpg>
> > vs
> > http://jingai.com/phototests/BW%20tests/fog3mk.jpg
> > <http://jingai.com/phototests/BW%20tests/fog3mk.jpg>
> > 
> > Take a look at the skin tones and sky:
> > http://jingai.com/phototests/BW%20tests/kissUTR2.jpg
> > <http://jingai.com/phototests/BW%20tests/kissUTR2.jpg>
> > vs
> > http://jingai.com/phototests/BW%20tests/kiss3MK.jpg
> > <http://jingai.com/phototests/BW%20tests/kiss3MK.jpg>
> > 
> > http://jingai.com/phototests/BW%20tests/dressUTR2.jpg
> > <http://jingai.com/phototests/BW%20tests/dressUTR2.jpg>
> > and
> > http://jingai.com/phototests/BW%20tests/dress3MK.jpg
> > <http://jingai.com/phototests/BW%20tests/dress3MK.jpg>
> > 
> > Does this look normal to you?
> > Thanks,
> > Roger
> > 
> >
>