Uncool (was "Ultrachrome Inks Issues and Concerns")
2002-11-25 by Bobbo
Miguel kindly wrote: >It was then that I decided to "come out of the lurker's closet" and >post for the very first time. Out of "youthfull ignorance", I >simultaneusly posted in 3 different forums, which I later learned >is "not cool". > >Anyway, the "bronzing" related remarks/recommendations paper I made >on my very last posting are not my own, but rather, they are a >compilation of some of the responses elicited by my original posting. > >Unless is also "uncool" to provide feedback obtained from other >forums, I will continue to post what I hear/learn along the way. > >Still trying to learn the unwritten rules, Miguel Angel Aleman Miguel: I don't know why it should be "uncool" to share information, ever. If I see your post on another list, I'll just delete. If you've posted to another list I don't happen to receive, I've had the benefit of your experience on this one. Please try not to be too vulnerable to somebody else's idea of "cool" or "uncool." On the subject of Ultrachrome, I just purchased a 2200 and have run a couple of test prints. The printer comes with a few samples of actual printout. The color shot on the photo glossy paper clearly shows this so-called metamerism, AKA bronzing, AKA all sorts of other things. The point is that the blackest blacks become reflective from certain angles. It's disconcerting, and would rule out the use of the high-gloss papers for me, for anything but a higher-key image with no deep blacks. But there was no sign of the problem on the Premium Luster paper, the semi-glossy, or (of course) the matte samples. Bobbo 19 new Nature images online at http://www.bobbogoldberg.com Voice over -- http://www.bob-vo.com