Digital BW, The Print

Yes, that kind of commitment is a labor of love to say the least. Glad he got at least a paragraph from a major museum out of it.

j




--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Terry Ritz <t.ritz@...> wrote:
>
> On 14/07/09 8:40 PM, "john dean" <deanwork2003@...> wrote:
> 
> >  "The monochromatic ink sets use one or more black inks and various weights of
> > gray. The cartridges or tanks in the printer are replaced with these new ones,
> > and specialized software is installed in the computer to build print tones
> > that match the monitor display. One of the pioneers in the development of
> > these black and white ink sets - Jon Cone - even developed new software that
> > lets the inkjet put down a diffuse dot, producing a print that looks truly
> > tonal,even under the magnifying glass. A fine print made with these inks and
> > that dot structure is as rich in grays as anything silver produced in the long
> > history of chemical photography".
> 
> I've been running a dual - 4 ink (common black) version of Jon's K7 inks for
> a few years and rolling my own QTR profiles. I recently switched back to the
> full set of 7 (Special Edition) and had Jon's team build the profiles.
> 
> To say I'm very pleased is an understatement. My prints have a new
> smoothness and fidelity. Some of this is due to using 7 inks again. However,
> Jon's profiles are truly outstanding.
> 
> To compare apples to apples, I built a set of QTR profiles, the best I've
> done to-date, for the new inks. John's profiles take things to a new level.
> Very smooth and linear.
> 
> I'm glad to see the recognition. Congratulations Jon.
> 
> Terry.
>