On 4 May 2010 15:15, Sam L <[email protected]> wrote: >> On Tue, May 4, 2010 at 3:01 PM, Miserere <[email protected]> wrote: >> Do you do any B&W printing? If so, I can recommend a very good >> printing store that specialises in B&W. They offer Resin Coated and >> Fiber paper printing. > > Feel free to share as I'm interested in getting some B&W done. > > Thanks! > --------------------------- > Sam
For Sam and Larry: http://www.digitalsilverimaging.com/ The owner is Eric Luden, who was an executive at Ilford Photo for 12 years--he knows his stuff. They are located a few miles from where I live so I've had the chance to chat to Eric and see their setup. He printed a photo of fine on Resin Coated and Fiber paper so I could compare, and it's apples and oranges. RC offers true greys and looks slightly contrastier to my eyes; the paper is matte. Fiber prints have a slight yellow tint to them (more pronounced in daylight/fluorescent, less so in tungsten), are a bit less contrasty than RC, but are printed on thick paper that will last decades, if not centuries. It's also a tiny bit glossy, but not enough to be annoying. Fiber is quite a bit pricier than RC, and RC is slightly more expensive than MPix, but having been unhappy with the B&W printing I got from MPix, I've decided to go with DSI from here on. Plus, knowing that if I have an issue there is ONE guy I need to call, and that this ONE guy actually cares that my print looks good because it's his company and reputation at stake, that gives me much peace of mind. If you guys want to contact Eric about ordering the two-print sampler (same photo printed on both papers at 8x12), his e-mail address is [email protected]. I don't get any commission, but please tell him it was me who sent you :-) If anyone is interested, I'll be brining along my two prints to the exhibit in Chicago, and we can compare the quality with Mark's inkjet print (which is a VERY good print, I should add). Obviously, they're all the same photo :-D Cheers, --M. -- \/\/o/\/\ --> http://WorldOfMiserere.com http://EnticingTheLight.com A Quest for Photographic Enlightenment -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
