Digital BW, The Print

Paul,

The Dmax you are reporting for this Epson paper with the Eboni C6 setup: Is the 100% step being carried entirely by full strength Eboni ink? If so, at what ink limit are you hitting Damx? Or are your curves similar IJM's K7 where lower density inks also contribute to Dmax?

Thank you and regards.

Shilesh

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "pr_roark" <roark.paul@...> wrote:
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> "tboleyyh" <tyler@> wrote:
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> > Some worthy new papers have come along in the last year or so ...
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> > Epson HotPress Natural-
> > White LAB= 97.71 0.29 2.84
> > 50% AB= 0.62 3.11
> > Dmax= 1.678
> > ...
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> This paper caught my eye due to it's very low change in Lab B.  100% carbon printing is characterized by a rather large change in Lab B in most papers, which is fine if you want a warm image, but not so fine if relatively neutral image tone is the target.
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> I received a box of the Epson paper and tested it with the 7800 and dilute Eboni (my generic c6 dilutions).  While the Lab B change with these inks is not as low as Tyler reported with his setup, the change is the lowest I've measured with Eboni/Carbon-6, at 2.14, from Lab B = 1.54 to 3.68.  With Eboni K, I'm getting a dmax of 1.73.
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> Overall, for my uses, this paper is a serious contender.  This delta-b is low enough that I don't think people will see snow and clouds as yellowish.
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> The paper I use that is closest to this is the Premier Art Hot Press 325, but the Epson paper edges it out slightly in both dmax and delta-b.
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> Paul
> www.PaulRoark.com
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