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I am a recent full member of the AOP I used to be an assistant member (I wrote some of the assistants chapter in the new Beyond the Lens) and have worked in London since 1997. Prodig wise I have used /worked on digital capture as far back as the scanning phase one however I am behind on using the most recent, I still shoot film and like to scan to produce digital inkjets, which leads to my question: I use Hahnemuhle photo Rag paper on a 1290 and am absolutely delighted with the results -its still the best inkjet paper I have seen, very rich blacks, cleanest white base and a sharp detailed resolution. I would like to print on glossy though and the Photo rag is Matt - does anyone know of a comparable paper with a gloss finish? I suspect that this is a problem that will always be around with injest papers the drop ink onto the paper, any glossy finish will absorb ink in a different manner than a raw paper. The other idea would be a simple process of making an photorag paper glossy after printing the results should be stunning in theory with the gloss enhancing the contrast and richness. any thoughts or comments/ tips appreciated. Best regards Conor Masterson w http://www.conormasterson.com/ t +44 (0) 208 692 6890 m +44 (0) 7930 406 559 Member of The Association of Photographers Represented by David Gardiner +44(0)20 8675 3055 www.davidgardiner.co.uk > > Hi, > > I recently helped a client with a similar problem. I found that the > decision depended on what stock he was going to use. > I think you tend to get better blacks on glossy paper with the dye inks but > as the new generation of pigment inkjets with their extra ink sets have been > released , the gap is closing...? > The 2100 for example if profiled correctly can produce nice b&w on semi > gloss or matte papers, but I would not use it with glossy stock. > Regarding colour shift, I used to use a 2000p which had dreadful metamerism > and wondered why anyone would pay money for one. The 2100 and R800 are much > better. > If it was myself, and your 1290 is working OK, spend the extra cash on some > good profiles...thats unless youre going to hang them outdoors. > > > Regards, > > Pete > > > On 7/10/04 10:05 am, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> thanks, with that taken into account, would i be better off with a new >> printer, say an epson 2100, as they have "better" inks than the 1290 and it >> has been suggested to me that they are more stable? however i would like a >> second opinion supporting that before i spend all my cash on a new >> printer.... >> thanks wil >> >> =============================================================== >> GO TO http://www.prodig.org for ~ GUIDELINES ~ un/SUBSCRIBING ~ ITEMS for >> SALE > > =============================================================== > GO TO http://www.prodig.org for ~ GUIDELINES ~ un/SUBSCRIBING ~ ITEMS for SALE =============================================================== GO TO http://www.prodig.org for ~ GUIDELINES ~ un/SUBSCRIBING ~ ITEMS for SALE
