Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Steve Bye" 
<steve_bye@c...> wrote:
> LensWork is printed with a very high resolution stochastic screen 
using
> duotone inks. They explain it in the back of the magazine, and may 
have more
> info on their website.
> 
> It seems ridiculous to say but the images LensWork are as good as 
or better
> than many silver gelatin prints I've seen. The latest cover art for 
LensWork
> #59 is one of their best.
> 


Says a lot about the current level of mass printing technology. Wide 
spread use of stochastic screening for this type of printing is only 
a few years old, even though the technology is much older. Here's a 
link with a small amount of info on this process: 
http://www.kpgraphics.com/white_papers/archive/stochastic.html