Re: Metamerism was photogravures
Re: Metamerism was photogravures
- Subject: Re: Metamerism was photogravures
- From: SKID Photography <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2001 15:49:49 -0500
- Organization: SKID Photography
David Wollmann wrote:
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When I compare my Epson prints to the Original Vintage print, the Epson matches
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in Daylight, and from there, under the various illuminants, is a mixed bag. I
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would say that the shifting away from "neutral" can vary as much as 15 to 20
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percent too magenta under one illuminant to maybe 10 percent too Cyan, under a
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different illuminant. (I would be more specific as to which but the original has
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been returned so I am unable to repeat the comparison at this time.)
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To me this is a rather dramatic shift, so large in fact that even my client could
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see the shifting as we walked around my studio - me with the Original and the
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best Epson proof in my hands and him following - to view them under the various
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lighting conditions.
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I want to find a paper and ink combo that has a less dramatic shift, pigment inks
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need to be used as longevity is a requirement. <snip>
Have you looked into the 'Indelible Inks'? They are pigment inks (i.e. stable) and are supposed to have a
*very* low metameric shift. If Epson pigment inks are an '8' (on a metameric scale of 0-10, 10 being the
worst), the Indelibles Inks are supposed to be a '1'.
Harvey Ferdschneider
partner, SKID Photography, NYC