Inkjet printing is a great option for color. Better than wet prints in many ways. However, the wet darkroom is still far superior for B&W. Paul
"[EMAIL PROTECTED]" wrote: > > 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: > ----------------- > 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 > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > mail2web - Check your email from the web at > http://mail2web.com/ .
