RE: [Leica] Digital Darkroom -- what's the secret?

[Paul Chefurka <Paul_Chefurka@pmc-sierra.com>]

Try printing on Tetenal SpectraJet 264 glossy paper (you can order it
online).  It's the best thing I've found so far for mimicking a chemical
print.

Paul

>-----Original Message-----
>From: Andrew Moore [mailto:moore@rscs.net]
>Sent: Friday, February 18, 2000 9:55 AM
>To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
>Subject: Re: [Leica] Digital Darkroom -- what's the secret?
>
>
>
>> >to print archival black and whites on fiber paper.  With 
>the new Epsons
>and 
>> >some of the new inks and papers, the black and whites are 
>even possible 
>> >digitally and will soon be as archival as darkroom prints.  
>The results
>are 
>> >phenominal with no messy, dangerous chemicals and much more precise 
>> >dodging, burning and color control.
>
>Tiny (and all):
>
>What's the magic recipe here?  I've got an Epson Photo Stylus 750 and I
>usually
>print on Epson Heavyweight Matte paper at 720 dpi (I notice no 
>difference
>between
>720 and 1440 dpi, though the printer supposedly can handle 1440).  The
>resolution
>looks good, but the difference in image quality between my 
>conventional and
>digital 
>prints is obvious to me, regardless of whether or I print in 
>B&W or color
>for a B&W
>image.  I haven't printed on glossy paper yet, with one 
>exception, and the
>results 
>were so poor I haven't gone back (that particular paper caused 
>the ink to
>"blob" 
>together and the results looked very poor).  I'm really liking my
>conventional darkroom
>right now (though the scanning/printing is fantastic for generating
>"contact" sheets).
>Any suggestions?
>