Basically..
1) MG IV RC paper - I only use it in the one darkroom I rent (I consider
going to wet but haven't yet - hmm.. that rhymes don't it) which happens to
be a "dry" darkroom (i.e. no trays.. a machine process).
Yes technically it could still be called wet because chemicals are involved
but I never see them.. even when the print gets spit out of the machine.
2) The weight and texture between the two papers (MG IV and Gallerie Pearl
Inkjet) is nearly identical to my hands and eyes.
3) I don't necessarily like the inkjet prints over the "wet" prints because
they're different beasts in my eyes. The inkjet, until they get the blacks
correct and can create true B&W will always lend itself better to say..
sepia or a blue-grey version of B&W as compared to doing things the old
fashioned way (in the darkroom). The reason I say that I would use the
paper for "good" work was mainly due to costs - ink and paper - which can
add up when doing full bleed (or close to it) 90% coverage.
If I break down the costs:
100 sheets Ilford Gallerie Pearl - $79.99 CDN
100 sheets Ilford MG IV Pearl - $29.99 CDN
Darkroom time - $10.00/hour
Inks - Epson Color - $29.99 CDN
- Epson Black - $36.99 CDN
I guess I'd have to do a more "in depth" analysis to find out if the extra
cost of the Gallerie Pearl is offset by not having to pay for darkroom time
:)
Cheers,
Dave
Original Message:
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From: tom [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2002 11:46:31 -0400
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: Ilford Gallerie Pearl - Quick Review
> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Chang-Sang [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>
> When I said I was comparing it to MG IV - I was comparing
> the Gallerie Pearl
> to their line of REAL photo paper (i.e. NON inkjet -
> darkroom based photo
> paper).
Are your saying you like your inkjet prints better than your wet
prints? You didn't make any specific comparison, but you said "It is
now going to be the paper to print GOOD work on."
tv
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