From: Judy Seigel (jseigel@panix.com)
Date: 10/29/01-09:33:35 PM Z
On Mon, 29 Oct 2001, Jeffrey D. Mathias wrote:
> One must be cautioned to not simply set exposure to an arbitrary
> percentage of Dmax as this will likely result in the loss of maximum
> black or inconsistencies when varying materials. Also it is important
> to realize that maximum black is not the same as Dmax of the material.
> Every material I have used can produce a darker black (Dmax) than is
> usable (maximum black).
Jeffrey, would you expand on that point please? I mean about Dmax &
maximum black being different. Would this have anything to do with fact
that if you put a step print on a light box you can see more steps than
are visible by reflected light?
Judy
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