Digital BW, The Print

I believe your questions are similar to ones that have confronted almost all digital photographers Sanders-especially those who have ( as we both have ) an extensive experience in the analog darkroom.  Perhaps it might be best to take our subsequent discussions into a private venue.  Email me at your convenience.

 

Drpuritz@...

 

Elliot

 

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Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2015 5:36 PM
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Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Digital equivalents for Agfa MCC 111 (Adox MCC 110) baryta paper?

 

  

You tell me.   

 

I’m thinking of (1) an Epson 1430-ish kind of printer with a Roark-approved B+W pigment inkset, or (2) a Canon Pixma Pro-100 with dye inks.  I keep waffling around and have come to the conclusion I should just buy something and print instead of succumbing to the paralysis of indecision.   

 

The thing I worry about losing with inkjets, based on my experiences from 10 years ago, is the surface texture of my darkroom prints — I like seeing the image in the paper instead of on it, if that makes any sense.  I’m thinking maybe a dye-based inkset with the right paper might get me to some close approximation of a darkroom print.  I gather that permanence is an issue.  But I am 57 and I’m printing for my own pleasure so who cares if the image is faded in 100 years?

 

 

On Apr 1, 2015, at 4:51 PM, 'Elliot Puritz' drpuritz@... [DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint] <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

 

 

Hi Sanders:

 

What inks?

 

Elliot

 

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To:  <mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com> DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Digital BW] Digital equivalents for Agfa MCC 111 (Adox MCC 110) baryta paper?

 

  

So, on a related note: 

 

I’ve been printing for years in the darkroom with Adox MCC 110 and its predecessor, Agfa MCC 111.  For those of you onlist who are ambidextrous, can any of you recommend an inkjet paper that might come close to the tones and surface appearance of these Agfa.Adox silver gelatin baryta papers?  I’m probably going to buy an inkjet printer this week — still not sure what it will be — for printing 5x7s and occasional 8x10s, and the look of the Agfa/Adox darkroom prints is what I’m hoping to approach.  Any/all suggestions are very much appreciated.

 

Regards,

 

Sanders McNew

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On Mar 26, 2015, at 11:06 AM,  <mailto:haroldeastman1984@...> haroldeastman1984@...[DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint] < <mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com> DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

 

  

Thanks for the tip. Going to the 1430 is an option I'm considering if I can't get results from the MIS/C88 combo.

 

H.