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Originally Posted by billcowan
As far as I can tell both have a true black in the areas at the bottom of the engine, but there is far more detail in the MG4 print; see the black rectangle at the bumper on the front of the engine and the circular band on the top of the wheel. Which is to say the MG4 print is of lower contrast and has more mid tones and the MG5 print has sacrificed greys up to tone 3 which go to black. (on my monitor). I would still like to see a grade 2 print on MG5 as a comparison.
Not saying which is a better print at all by the way just comparing tone distribution.
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The scan will not show the true values compared to seeing them in hard copy. I have already said the section with the engine front I would have given slightly less exposure if it were for a large print but as a comparison I chose not to make and printing exposure adjustment just to show the different tones. The main benefit for me are shorter exposure times (around 20%) and for a given filter value better contrast. The MG4 paper compared to MG 5 does not have a true black, it is a very dark shade of grey possibly because it is a warm tone. The MG5 is very similar to Kentmere Fibre MG