Digital BW, The Print

Walt i am using advanced black and white mode with photo black.  the surface is actually a 
coating enbedded in the fiber paper as far as I can tell.  I believe the base is pure cotton 
fiber, but don't quote me on that.  I am using K3 inks in my 2400 and tried both K3 and 
Phatte black Imageprint systems in my 7800.  With Phatte black, there is some bronzing 
when the paper is held obliquely, with K3 system there is no bronzing.  Don't know about 
longivity yet, but knowing Crane, I don't think they would make a paper with poor 
longivity--but as I said, don't know what it is yet.

In answer to the subsequent question...why not go back to the darkroom.  Actually I could 
as I have high end equipment I haven't been able to sell.  However there were major 
limitations in my darkroom work about just how much control I had over my negatives.  
With Photoshop, I have options I never dreamed possible in my darkroom.    When you 
couple those controls with a really wonderful paper with high D max and a soft white fiber 
base with a soft gloss surface, the possibilities are unparralleled.  Just my two cents.  
Eleanor
http://www.eleanorbrown.net
http://www.eleanorbrown.com

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "wwodets" <odets@c...> wrote:
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> P.S. What paper-type settings are you using in the Epson driver?
> 
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> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "wwodets" 
> <odets@c...> wrote:
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> > Eleanor-
> > 
> > This, of course, sounds like the panacea we've (all?) been waiting 
> > for.  So, I have a few questions:
> > 
> > The paper is intended for PK?
> > Is the surface (coating) a thin RC type layer, or is it a coating?
> > The base is pure cotton?
> > Do you know the GSM?
> > You are using K3 inks in the 24 and 78?
> > Is there any data (or feelings) about the longevity of this 
> > paper/coating/ink combination?
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > Walt
> > >
> >
>