A comment on the original post... though I have insufficient technical knowledge of the science of metamerism to comment on that side of things.
I recently bought an epson 2100 and I have spent a little time looking at b&w (currently too busy working on a colour project... hampering explorations) The metamerism is greatly subdued compared eg: to using the Lyson quad inks. In fact, if I hadn't been told it was there... I probably would not have noticed. To my eye, the effective differences in colour temperature of different light sources is producing at least as distinct a difference in appearence of the prints. As the eye tends to compensate for differences (psychological constancy) I think we are in danger of getting into the "listening to the scratches rather than the music" kind of debates that was common in the bad old days of vinyl audiophiles ( :-) troll? me? ) As for "fine art quality." I think this printer must be getting pretty close. I saw some stunning Piezeography prints (about 30x40 inches) in the US. I guess it still has the edge, but then it depends on whether the quality of the print is what defines the art quality of the image. I suspect the 2100 is capable of getting results which are pretty close to that. As this is my first post, I'll briefly introduce myself. I'm an architecture and landscape photographer currently studying for an MA. Mostly interested in the film/scanning hybrid approach at the moment but keeping an eye on the pure digital cameras for the moment, waiting for Moore's law to lower prices to something closer to the material costs of the digital medium (ie: the raw cost of SiO2 ) Paul Freeman Architek Ltd. www.architecturalimages.co.uk m: +44 (0)7973 165 360 -- ____________________________________________________ Message scanned for viruses and dangerous content by <http://www.newnet.co.uk/av/> and believed to be clean =============================================================== GO TO http://www.prodig.org for ~ GUIDELINES ~ un/SUBSCRIBING ~ ITEMS for SALE
