Re: difference hp Z2100 and Z3100
Re: difference hp Z2100 and Z3100
- Subject: Re: difference hp Z2100 and Z3100
- From: Steve Kale <email@hidden>
- Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2007 00:23:29 +0000
- Thread-topic: difference hp Z2100 and Z3100
I'm not sure I'd count Premium Luster as a seriously popular paper for the
fine art B&W community.
> From: Marco Ugolini <email@hidden>
> Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2007 15:38:04 -0700
> To: ColorSync Users Mailing List <email@hidden>
> Subject: Re: difference hp Z2100 and Z3100
>
> In a message dated 3/18/07 12:25 PM, Eric Bullock wrote:
>
>> If you're doing any amount of B&W, then the Z3100 is the right choice.
>
>> From my admittedly limited amount of testing on both the Epson 4800 and the
> HP Z3100 (the latter thanks to Julian Mussi's kind intercession), I have
> been able to notice that a deep black (R 0, G 0, B 0) printed on Premium
> Luster on an Epson 4800 reads as low as an L* value of 2.8, whereas on satin
> paper with a Z3100 it reads at L* 4.4. Though I view both L* values as very
> acceptable for fine art B&W printing, there is a noticeable difference in
> the sensation of deeper contrast resulting from the combination of Premium
> Luster stock with K3 inks compared to the satin print from the Z3100, though
> it may not be seen as a dealbreaker.
>
> This may be partly due to the fact that the K3 printers (used in Advanced
> B&W mode) also use other inks (cyan, magenta and yellow) besides just the
> blacks, which probably accounts for the higher density producing deeper
> blacks. And somehow the presence of these chromatic inks doesn't seem to
> affect the excellent overall neutrality of B&W K3 print under a range of
> illuminants either.
>
> Incidentally, the image I printed on the 2 media for my test (on Premium
> Luster with K3 inks and HP Satin paper with the Z3100) shows more "body" in
> the midtones in the Premium Luster/K3 print, which is something I like
> better for my own images. The HP print appears a touch too "weak" by
> comparison.
>
> As a final note, the Premium Luster paper has a much lower OB content
> (optical brighteners) than the satin stock, for whatever that is worth
> noting.
>
> Have others done similar tests (possibly much more rigorous than mine)?
>
> Marco Ugolini
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