This site tells almost nothing.
The eye /brain accomodates DMax to "black" (and DMin >white). Noone should buy a paper on the basis of a 0.01 , or even 0.1 or 1.0, difference in DMax. To make a beautiful print the perceived transitions of tonality should approximate those in real scenes. Profiles can adjust tonal differences and some paper respond better than others.Even then the profiles must be perceptually edited. The results from technically correct profiles often look "dead". This applies to colour as well as tone. Colors that measure OK often don,t look so, and tht varies with the conditions of viewing. A crappy print under household ungsten light may look brilliant under a Solux lamp or if taken out into the sun.
The whole thing is far too complex for a summary list like this to have any value at all.
The comments on surface are meaningless and misleading. It is nt mentioned that hahnemuhle Photo Rag has a repeating , not random texture that deadens image varience. It has ecellent colour gamut though, and an edited cusom profile can make it jump.
Texture means little with large prints , viewed at distance .Close up, without covering glass or acrylic it becomes important.
Random vs regular texture may enhance images. Few review mention randomness as an attribute. Some of the stuff offered now is so repetitive in mechanically produced texture that it is impossible to see the image. So much for DMax.
Cheers
Brian
www.pharoseditions.com.au
