Ok, here I am responding to my own posts...
The S9000, with the matching Canon photopro paper is absolutely
amazing. One thing that I noticed immediately was that the ink
doesn't shine or matte the surface like I've seen the Epsons and
HPs do. The ink soaks into the coating in such a way that it
leaves the reflectance of the surface alone.
Pixelization is essentially non-existant. Pretty much figure
that any apparent technology (pixels) is a result of the source
and not the printer.
I printed out a B&W photograph. The tone was slightly cool, but
the tonal range and overall image looked quite good. Still no
substitute for the darkroom, but a reasonable alternative.
Biggest problem I have with digital B&W stems from scanning and
not enough bit-depth--neither are the fault of the printer.
This printer produces better prints than what I get from machine
prints, and has greater resolution and sharpness than what I'm
getting from digital to Fuji Archive at my pro lab. However, I
always have the option of emailing the scans to the lab for F.A.
output.
So, at this point, I am satisfied. I've got some learning to do
(like picking up the manual) and some scripts to download for
GIMP. Time to start really working hard at getting good scans
now.
AG-Schnozz
__________________________________________________
Do You Yahoo!?
HotJobs - Search Thousands of New Jobs
http://www.hotjobs.com
< This message was delivered via the Olympus Mailing List >
< For questions, mailto:owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >
< Web Page: http://Zuiko.sls.bc.ca/swright/olympuslist.html >
|