Digital BW, The Print

Greg wrote:
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "danielstaver" <daniel@...> wrote:
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>> I still remember looking at 2.0 dmax prints on Photo Rag with the Nanochrome black. Seeing matte prints with a 2.0 dmax was really something else, they are hands down the best looking prints I have ever seen on any media. It was like seeing deep into the image. No distracting reflections whatsoever, which made the dmax seem much higher than higher dmaxes on glossy papers.
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>> I really wish that inkset hadn't turned out to be so unstable. I hope someday someone will figure out a way to create an archival matte black with that dmax.
> I can assure you that they are still working on this type of solution, just give them a little more time.
>   

"They" can have all the time that they want. But no one is waiting for 
anyone. A product is either on the market or it isn't. There is no 
product on the market that gives this kind of performance. And wishing 
won't make it so.

This level of performance on matte surfaces is what many of us really 
want. And have been asking for over many years now. Our desires for a 
high Dmax on matte surfaces is not a surprise to anyone in the ink biz.

I don't want a glossy surface. But with the inksets that are available 
on the market today, the *only* way to get decent Dmax performance is to 
use glossy surfaces. Sad but true.
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Bruce Watson