Digital BW, The Print

And thanks to Crane's technology suppliers...


> From: bobbysandstrom <bobbysandstrom@...>
> Reply-To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2006 04:53:41 -0000
> To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> Subject: [Digital BW] Hats off to CRANE for their Museo Silver Rag.
> 
> Just felt obliged to report my latest findings with Silver Rag. After my
> second batch of trials
> and tweaks to both contrast and sharpening I must say this paper is stellar! I
> am looking at 
> both a contact print of an 8x10 neg (made with Kodak Polymax Silver Gelatin
> Fiber Paper and 
> selenium toned) as well as a 4800/Silver Rag print using the Epson ABW driver
> with Premium 
> Glossy 250 selected. I can tell you with all honesty the Silver Rag Print
> looks as good if not
> better. I can't believe I am saying that but it's true! I was out earlier
> today looking at a durst
> cls 1840  10x10 enlarger. I decided not to buy it after seeing this print.
> This particular analog
> contact print is what I've been using as a benchmark. My dream of having the
> depth and 
> quality of a traditional print using an inkjet printer has now come true. And
> I believe it's all
> only going to get better! Having an 8x10 camera and an Epson 4990 using 48bit
> color 16 
> pass scan mode at 1800dpi (2400 is too large for the system to handle) and
> taping the neg 
> down after it's been sufficiently heated... I can produce prints beyond my
> wildest dreams. 
> WOW. I would like to thank all of the hard working folks that did the research
> to bring these 
> technologies to fruition. Epson and now Crane!!!! THANK YOU!!!!!
> 
> Go get yourself some Silver Rag as soon as it comes out! You won't be sorry!
>