[pure-silver] Re: Inkjet (digital) papers coated on silver halide machines (was Re: Re: More Kodak Buildings Demolished)
- From: Eric Nelson <emanmb@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 16 Sep 2007 06:47:29 -0700 (PDT)
Funny how it costs so much more to take the silver OUT
of the paper. =)
Well, not funny in a good way.
Digital is convenient and very controllable but the
cost is still too high comparatively. Startup costs
to be able to make 20x24 on any paper is around 10K if
you buy new gear and our analog gear can be had for a
song if not free. At that size, every time you run
out of ink it's another $800 for an ink set.
Eric
--- "Dana H. Myers" <dana.myers@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Bob Rosen wrote:
>
> > In any case, many papers for digital printing come
> in about the same
> > types of stock that silver technology uses. And
> the quality papers aren't
> > cheap.
>
> At the risk of straying into the Forbidden Zone,
> it's interesting you
> mention digital printing, as in inkjet printing. I
> capture on
> film, scan at high res, and output using Epson
> UltraChrome K3 inks
> in an Epson Stylus Photo R2400.
>
> The last couple of weeks, I've been testing the
> latest, greatest
> fiber-based glossy inkjet papers - these are all
> supposed to give
> the look and feel of air-dried, glossy FB silver
> halide prints.
>
> I've tested Crane Museo Silver Rag, Innova FibaPrint
> White Ultra-smooth
> Gloss 285, and Harman Gloss FB Al. They're not
> cheap, around $1.60 to
> $1.80 per 8.5"x11" sheet. Of the three, I'm most
> impressed by the
> Harman paper - which, I believe, is being coated in
> the same factory
> as the Ilford papers we've all loved for decades,
> and is contructed
> much like a silver halide paper.
>
> BTW, it's just like it used to be with silver halide
> papers; there
> are quite a few choices now, with more variation
> among personal
> preference than paper quality.
>
> Cheers -
> Dana
>
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