On Jul 3, 2006, at 11:45 AM, Bob W wrote: > http://www.web-options.com/Saris.jpg > because it includes large areas of even tone, but with a lot of detail > and bright colour, plus shadow detail and subtle tones, rich blacks > and some highlights. > > What do others think of this as an example to evaluate the printers? > If it's not a good example, what features should be in a photo to get > a decent trial of a printer's abilities?
As I see it on my screen, this is an overly contrasty image with high contrast, poor Zone II-V separation, and an overall cyan cast. I would NOT evaluate a printer based on printing this JPEG image; it needs correction to be suitable for printing and might never be an optimal print due to the under-exposed shadows which will be difficult to render properly if they original captures are not RAW format. If you want, I'll send you a couple of nicely printed B&W and Color 5x7 photos printed on the Epson R2400. Send me an email... Godfrey -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
