Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/10/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Did u dry the fb face down? Leo Wesson photographer?videographer leo at leowesson.com 817?733?9157 On Oct 18, 2009, at 6:02 PM, Richard Man <richard.lists at gmail.com> wrote: > OK, I made 3 prints: > > - One on a RC Ilford Multigrade > - One on a gloss Fiber Ilford Multigrade > > - One from a scanned image (LS-8000, glass carrier 4000 DPI) printed > on Baryta Gold Fiber > > 8x10 is only 3x+ or so enlargement (each dimension) from the 6x7 so > not a stretch at all. Anycase, observations: > > RC print is definitely the weakest. A good inkjet print trumps it > easily. It is the same grade paper and get the same amount of light as > the FB but it just lacks the punch and contrast. > > My wife thinks the traditional FB looks "cheap," mainly because of the > gloss. but I think it's because she's used to seeing them in a > gallery, behind glass. > > The subjective quality of the Baryta print and the FB are different. > The FB has much better shadow separation and purer highlight, but with > the inkjet, I am almost certain that it can be tweaked. The Baryta > print is very good. The grain is more apparent under a loupe and looks > like scanned and inkjet grain, whereas the grain on the FB is very > smooth. As it is, the FB looks better, but ultmiately inconclusive as > I have not try to coerce better tweaks on the Baryta print yet. > > While the computer file can be tweaked indefinitely, it's actually > easier and faster to tweak a wet darkroom exposure and see the result > in a few minutes rather than making another (costly) printout. > > The FB paper of course needs to be pressed straight somehow... > > > -- > // richard m: richard @imagecraft.com > // w: http://www.imagecraft.com/pub/Portfolio09/ blog: > http://rfman.wordpress.com > // book: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/745963 > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information