[Leica] Lightjet vs Epson 2400 K3 for B/W

[pdzwig at summaventures.com (Peter Dzwig)]

Brian,

this is getting very good reviews too, but it is semi-gloss:

http://www.davincifibregloss.com/info1.html


Peter

Brian Reid wrote:

> 
>>> I have an Epson 2400. I've made about 100 prints with it so far, 80 of
>>> them on matte paper, 10 on F surface and 10 on E surface (glossy and
>>> lustre). The F-surface (glossy) black-and-whites are better than the
>>> 10-year-old lightjet prints I have of the same negatives. The E-surface
>>> (lustre) prints are absolutely the best B&W prints I've ever seen.
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>> Is the E-surface what is often called "semi-gloss" or "pearl"? I 
>> certainly find semi-gloss/pearl works a whole lot better than gloss.
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> 
> I spent 40 years doing wet prints in my darkroom, and I've had the Epson 
> 2400 for about 3 weeks. I still use the vocabulary of the Dektol era. So 
> to me, "semi-gloss" and "pearl" mean different things.
> 
> The word "pearl" for me always meant the C surface. The E surface is 
> much finer and smoother than C surface. I've never seen inkjet paper 
> with a surface like wet-chemistry pearl (C). I've heard E surface called 
> Satin as well as Lustre.
> 
> This is the paper that I find works best for me for a non-matte look:
> 
> http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/ProductMediaSpec.jsp?infoType=Overview&oid=-10383&category=Paper+%26+Media
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