Digital BW, The Print

Scott,

Not done enough with my R2400 to consider myself an 'expert', but using the 
highlight point shift puts some ink on the 255 patches and shifts the 
neighbouring tones. But I haven't read a detailed scale to see how far down 
the shift goes. I've just printed the white point series from

http://www.zuberphotographics.com/page_WhitePoint.htm

which gives a series of patches at intervals of 1 and 2 from 255 down to 
198, and that clearly shows the effect of checking the highlight shift box.

Bob Frost.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Scott Jones" <peanutdogs@...>


Good morning. Can any of our expert r2400 members comment on the
highlight point shift feature? Does it just lay down some ink anywhere
where the value is 255 to get rid of bare paper and the resultant gloss
drop out, OR does it shift the entire tonal range down? Has anyone done
any tests?

Thanks Bob, I was hoping you would respond. Can you desribe what you 
see in the Zuber white scale when printed with the highlight point 
shift engaged? Did you see a shift all the way down the scale or 
just at the top end (254-255). Have you printed a print with it and 
noticed that it threw your tones off? It would be great if it simply 
protected the 255 bare paper from occurring, but not so hot if it 
shifts all the tones south. Wadja see? :)

Scott

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Bob Frost" 
<bob@f...> wrote:
> Scott,
> 
> Not done enough with my R2400 to consider myself an 'expert', but 
using the 
> highlight point shift puts some ink on the 255 patches and shifts 
the 
> neighbouring tones. But I haven't read a detailed scale to see how 
far down 
> the shift goes. I've just printed the white point series from
> 
> http://www.zuberphotographics.com/page_WhitePoint.htm
> 
> which gives a series of patches at intervals of 1 and 2 from 255 
down to 
> 198, and that clearly shows the effect of checking the highlight 
shift box.
> 
> Bob Frost.