Digital BW, The Print

>
> I collected a few sample sheets this afternoon (from the Harman stand at the
> annual "Focus on Imaging" in Birmingham UK) of the newly launched
> (yesterday) Gloss FB AL - Warmtone.  I've been looking forward to this paper
> as I generally prefer warm papers.  The FB Al was a little too neutral for
> my liking but otherwise an excellent paper.  Back at my printer I opened the
> pack and compared a sheet with the non-warmtone version alongside Ilford
> Gold Fibre Silk, Innova FibaPrint Warm Gloss and Crane Museo Silver Rag.
>  
> Apart from the original Harman Gloss FB Al, all of the others are various
> shades of what you might call conventional warmtone.  I only say this as a
> contrast with the new paper which is very very different.  It is somewhere
> between orange and pink (I can't decide) compared with the more conventional
> yellowy/creamy tints of the others.  OK, it's not actually orange or pink -
> but the tint is in that direction.
>  
> I printed my standard test image and found it otherwise behaved just the
> same as the original Harman Gloss FB Al - well described a while ago (by
> Walt if I recall) about the image being in rather than on the paper.
> Beautifully sharp and true with much reduced gloss differential than others
> of the new PK papers.
>  
> My first reaction was 'oh no, I don't like this at all'.  But, and I've
> learned this by experience, I'm careful not to always compare papers/prints
> side be side to determine whether or not I like them.  I separated the print
> from all of the others and as the memory of the side by side comparison
> faded the print in fact stands up well for itself.  Love it or hate it, it's
> simply another excellent option where we can exercise paper choice.
>  
> Steve Gledhill
> www.virtuallygrey.co.uk <http://www.virtuallygrey.co.uk/> 
> 
> 
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From: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Tyler
Boley
Sent: 26 February 2008 07:16
To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Digital BW] Re: Harman Gloss FB AL - Warmtone - First Impression



Steve, one thing that really struck me was the difference between the lovely
print you sent 
me on the Innova Warm, and just pulling a sheet out of the package and
reacting to the 
base color.
I recall having reacting badly to the warmth seeing the entire sheet out of
the package. 
After seeing your print, and now some other prints on that paper, I like it
a lot. I suspect it 
hasn't caught on just because of this.
Your point about seeing these papers with imagery, and standing on their
own, is very 
important.
Thanks for the review.
Tyler

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eThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "stephengledhill" 
<stephengledhill@...> wrote:
>
> I collected a few sample sheets this afternoon (from the Harman stand at
the
> annual "Focus on Imaging" in Birmingham UK) of the newly launched
> (yesterday) Gloss FB AL - Warmtone. I've been looking forward to this
paper
> as I generally prefer warm papers. The FB Al was a little too neutral for
> my liking but otherwise an excellent paper. Back at my printer I opened
the
> pack and compared a sheet with the non-warmtone version alongside Ilford
> Gold Fibre Silk, Innova FibaPrint Warm Gloss and Crane Museo Silver Rag.
> 
> Apart from the original Harman Gloss FB Al, all of the others are various
> shades of what you might call conventional warmtone. I only say this as a
> contrast with the new paper which is very very different. It is somewhere
> between orange and pink (I can't decide) compared with the more
conventional
> yellowy/creamy tints of the others. OK, it's not actually orange or pink -
> but the tint is in that direction.
> 
> I printed my standard test image and found it otherwise behaved just the
> same as the original Harman Gloss FB Al - well described a while ago (by
> Walt if I recall) about the image being in rather than on the paper.
> Beautifully sharp and true with much reduced gloss differential than
others
> of the new PK papers.
> 
> My first reaction was 'oh no, I don't like this at all'. But, and I've
> learned this by experience, I'm careful not to always compare
papers/prints
> side be side to determine whether or not I like them. I separated the
print
> from all of the others and as the memory of the side by side comparison
> faded the print in fact stands up well for itself. Love it or hate it,
it's
> simply another excellent option where we can exercise paper choice.
> 
> Steve Gledhill
> www.virtuallygrey.co.uk <http://www.virtuall
<http://www.virtuallygrey.co.uk/> ygrey.co.uk/> 
> 
> 
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>



 



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