Digital BW, The Print

On 09-03-14 05:38, Uwe Rinck wrote:
> I like the Mono a lot.
> I primarily work B&W with Leica Monochrom and the prints are of very good quality
> Epson 4900 with ImagePrint software
> I also recently tried the Harman Gloss Baryta Warmtone good as well.

Be aware that Ilford Imaging is in insolvency and the Mono Silk will 
disappear from the market. There are good alternatives with similar 
whiteness, for example the Innova IFA29.

This weekend thanks to Jean Verrept from Belgium I could add the 4 
qualities Calumet Museum range to SpectrumViz. The also Alpha Cellulose 
based Calumet Brilliant Museum Silver Gloss White 300 gsm is as cool as 
the Mono Silk but has a higher white reflection than the Mono. Not 
counting the different texture it comes close to Hahnem\ufffdhle FineArt 
Pearl 285gsm. Permajet Fibre Base Photo Art Pearl 290gsm belongs to the 
same class.
I would expect a wider dynamic range from these papers than possible 
with the Mono. Of course that depends on the Dmax possible too.


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Met vriendelijke groet, Ernst

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January 2014, 600+ inkjet media white spectral plots.