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Re: [Digital BW] Bockingford Inkjet paper review

2003-03-18 by Ernst Dinkla

Harald, Andrew,

A very detailed report with most of the pros and cons of this
paper described.

It doesn't settle the fade resistance claims, something that is
hard to do in the time given.

It showed that the water resistance is not as claimed.

What I did miss in the test is comparing it with "untreated
Bockingford paper", the watercolour paper you can get in art
supply shops .

Especially when Andrew writes in his conclusion: " It excels in
areas where prints will be handled, and the "embedded in the
paper" feel is a unique--and if I might say "IRIS inkjet" look
that I remember from using uncoated papers with that technology
over the years "

I would have thought that buying some plain Bockingford would
have made this test more meaningful.

I fear it isn't the revolution in inkjet technology as it was
presented in the PMA report.

Ernst

Re: [Digital BW] Bockingford Inkjet paper review

2003-03-18 by Robert Morrison

In my opinion this paper is terrible with pigmented inks.  I got a dmax much
worse than Andrew did with the sample that Legion provided using the
Ultrachromes.  The black and white quad inks don't work at all...really
terrible dmax.  I think this process is only for dye inks.  The only
application that I could imagine is for dye inks for watercolor
images...but, once again pigmented inks on another paper would be better for
this application as well because of longevity. Its possible if they use this
same process on a paper like Hawk Mountain's Merlin or Eclipse that it would
be a really nice paper for dye based photos...that is if the 60 years are
real...and I'm very doubtful.

Robert

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On 3/18/03 12:25 AM, "Ernst Dinkla" <E.Dinkla@...> wrote:

> Harald, Andrew,
> 
> A very detailed report with most of the pros and cons of this
> paper described.
> 
> It doesn't settle the fade resistance claims, something that is
> hard to do in the time given.
> 
> It showed that the water resistance is not as claimed.
> 
> What I did miss in the test is comparing it with "untreated
> Bockingford paper", the watercolour paper you can get in art
> supply shops .
> 
> Especially when Andrew writes in his conclusion: " It excels in
> areas where prints will be handled, and the "embedded in the
> paper" feel is a unique--and if I might say "IRIS inkjet" look
> that I remember from using uncoated papers with that technology
> over the years "
> 
> I would have thought that buying some plain Bockingford would
> have made this test more meaningful.
> 
> I fear it isn't the revolution in inkjet technology as it was
> presented in the PMA report.
> 
> Ernst
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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