Amazing ! Not many are doing this kind of video. Very cool and light to watch. By the way, the prints are awesome 🙌. I really like the minimalistic side in the black and white image 🔥 but they are all really amazing 👌
I started to see the differences on the various papers as you pointed them out. Who'd have thought !! You're also looking & sounding more relaxed in this vid. Just as if you're having a chat with a mate. Great work 🎉🎉🎉
Most of the Ilford Galerie stuff is pigment only, plus some Epson fine art papers. We don’t have a huge selection available here locally in NZ. What disadvantages have you found with pigment printers?
@@JarredSpec It is said that prints from even expensive pigment-ink printers look grainier and colors are not as vivid in comparison to prints from good dye-ink printers. Dye inks come inside the paper, not changing the paper's texture while pigments lay on the surface. So dye-ink prints resemble traditional prints better. Also, the clogging problem of pigment-ink printers is much worse. For instance, a few times I didn't touch my Pro-100 printer for more than a year and after turning it on I was able to print without any clogging! Can imaging this with pigment printers? Another thing is longevity. The new Canon pigment inks that are used in Pro-1000 are not very good in this regard. In some longevity tests they are even worse than the dye-inks from Canon!
@JarredSpec regarding the Ilford papers. Why do you think that their fine art papers can't be used with dye-ink printers? Usually, paper's ink receiving layers work with dyes no worse than with pigments. I print mostly on Baryta styled papers. My prints look incredible (Canson Platine Rag, Ilford Gold Fibre Pearl, etc.)! However, my prints on cotton or alpha-cellulosed papers with matte surfaces also look great. The notions like "designed for pigment printers" usually is just a marketing thing.
@OrelRussia ive tried some 13x19” Ilford Galerie Gold Pearl that I was gifted and always had issues with missed spots or almost what looked like scratches in the ink. No such problems with the Hahnemuhle or Canon papers in the same size. Put it down to it being a pigment requirement - too expensive to investigate further hah - so am sticking with manufacturers recommendations :)
@@JarredSpec the spots that you're referring to are the dust particles or scratches of the ink receiving layer. Surely, if such particles come off from your prints there will be blank spots. It's not the problem with inks but with corresponding papers. Yes, the surface of that Ilford paper is rather fragile indeed.
Hey mate, you may be able to help - I know you sped up the footage, but how long did your prints in this size take? I'm trying to find out the print speed for what would be 6x4's, the only information I can find is about A3's being 90 seconds.
Hey sorry for the slow reply! In the process of moving house at the mo! I’ve not printed any 6x4s. 8x10s/Full A4 tends to take under a minute from memory, I imagine 6x4s are pretty quick, sub 30secs I reckon. Once I’m fully setup in the new place I’ll run a few test prints for ya
Amazing ! Not many are doing this kind of video. Very cool and light to watch. By the way, the prints are awesome 🙌. I really like the minimalistic side in the black and white image 🔥 but they are all really amazing 👌
Thanks man!!!
I started to see the differences on the various papers as you pointed them out. Who'd have thought !!
You're also looking & sounding more relaxed in this vid. Just as if you're having a chat with a mate. Great work 🎉🎉🎉
What a great concept. Thanks for sharing.
Yeah cool idea!! Definitely going to get in on it this year too
Great Video
Can you send a new link for the discord? the one in the description seems to be invalid
Thanks!!! Link below!
discord.gg/lpw
So what papers do pigment-ink printers tend to work better than your Pro-200? They have quite significant disadvantages.
Most of the Ilford Galerie stuff is pigment only, plus some Epson fine art papers. We don’t have a huge selection available here locally in NZ.
What disadvantages have you found with pigment printers?
@@JarredSpec It is said that prints from even expensive pigment-ink printers look grainier and colors are not as vivid in comparison to prints from good dye-ink printers. Dye inks come inside the paper, not changing the paper's texture while pigments lay on the surface. So dye-ink prints resemble traditional prints better.
Also, the clogging problem of pigment-ink printers is much worse. For instance, a few times I didn't touch my Pro-100 printer for more than a year and after turning it on I was able to print without any clogging! Can imaging this with pigment printers?
Another thing is longevity. The new Canon pigment inks that are used in Pro-1000 are not very good in this regard. In some longevity tests they are even worse than the dye-inks from Canon!
@JarredSpec regarding the Ilford papers. Why do you think that their fine art papers can't be used with dye-ink printers? Usually, paper's ink receiving layers work with dyes no worse than with pigments. I print mostly on Baryta styled papers. My prints look incredible (Canson Platine Rag, Ilford Gold Fibre Pearl, etc.)! However, my prints on cotton or alpha-cellulosed papers with matte surfaces also look great. The notions like "designed for pigment printers" usually is just a marketing thing.
@OrelRussia ive tried some 13x19” Ilford Galerie Gold Pearl that I was gifted and always had issues with missed spots or almost what looked like scratches in the ink. No such problems with the Hahnemuhle or Canon papers in the same size. Put it down to it being a pigment requirement - too expensive to investigate further hah - so am sticking with manufacturers recommendations :)
@@JarredSpec the spots that you're referring to are the dust particles or scratches of the ink receiving layer. Surely, if such particles come off from your prints there will be blank spots. It's not the problem with inks but with corresponding papers. Yes, the surface of that Ilford paper is rather fragile indeed.
Hey mate, you may be able to help - I know you sped up the footage, but how long did your prints in this size take? I'm trying to find out the print speed for what would be 6x4's, the only information I can find is about A3's being 90 seconds.
Hey sorry for the slow reply! In the process of moving house at the mo!
I’ve not printed any 6x4s. 8x10s/Full A4 tends to take under a minute from memory, I imagine 6x4s are pretty quick, sub 30secs I reckon. Once I’m fully setup in the new place I’ll run a few test prints for ya
@@JarredSpec That'd be amazing. Thanks for responding. And all the best with the move!