Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/03/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Try Moab Entrada Natural Rag, I'm liking this paper quite a bit lately. Works extremely well with Epson K3 inks. And Moab is very customer friendly with color profile questions. Chris NOLA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Man" Subject: [Leica] My paper experience > In printing for my next portfolio review, here are some comments on inkjet > paper that I tried this time. > > Firstly, at the last portfolio review, I did ~12 darkroom prints on Adox > MCC. There really is nothing that beats the silver gelatin print look... > > Second, my monitor is a calibrated ColorEdge CE240W - a reasonably > "middle-end" color correctable monitor. The next step up would be > something > 3x-4x more expensive at $5000+. > > My printer is a Z3100 and I make all my ICC profiles. > > - Best value: Epson Ultra Presentation Matte / Enhanced Matte / Archival > Matte etc. They change the names a few times, but it's their "low end" > stuff, over the cheap "photo paper." It's quite good. The best matte paper > is probably no more than 10-15% better, by any measure. If you like matte, > this can be your work print paper, or even for exhibit and sales. > > - Hahnemuhle Fine Arts Pearl. A few years ago, I quite like it. Semi-gloss > luster look. Now it's totally out classed by the new paper. Not > recommended. > > - Hahnemuhle photo rag, photo rag bright white etc. There are at least 2-3 > variations. One of the best fine arts matte paper. My biggest complaint is > that it's very fragile. You look at it funny and then there's a scratch on > the print! > > Now a general commentary on matte paper. They look like... fine arts > paper, > like watercolor. I found the dark is not quite dark enough, and in fact, > if > you have a very dark print (e.g. night time), it can look downright muddy. > My wife, coming from a traditional artist background, like matte paper > more > than the ones below. I think they work best for art work reproduction. > > - Ilford Gold Fibre. This is one of the first and still more expensive > Baryta paper. It has the best dynamic range that I can see. It prints more > contrasty than my screen, this would be the one I'd use if I want that > slight gloss look. > > - Harman FB Fiber Matte, Warmtone and normal. This is currently my > favorite > paper. It's matte but less flat than the photo rag matte. The prints match > my screen more than other paper. Only thing it does not do well on is the > night shots. Again it just looks muddy. > > While the above two have baryta and suppose to look like darkroom prints, > they don't. OTOH, they look more like darkroom prints than the older > paper. > > **** > YMMV etc. etc. > > -- > // richard <http://www.imagecraft.com/> blog: < > http://imagecraft.wordpress.com> > // portfolio: > <http://www.dragonsgate.net/pub/richard/PICS/AnotherCalifornia >> > // mailing lists: <http://www.imagecraft.com/contact.html> > [ For technical support on ImageCraft products, please include all > previous > replies in your msgs. ] > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information