I’ve run out of steam for the evening, so I’ll save the full-scale one for another time. But here are my test swatches.
That top one is the super dark, high-contrast black I was looking for. Thanks very much for the numbers! Everything below that is 500/50. Interestingly enough, all the focus heights above .3 were basically identical, but lower than .3 looked like crap in varying amounts.
The other thing I think is quite interesting is that when it’s in focus, you can basically see the pixels. There’s no smoke contamination, and so little melting or spreading of the beam, that even at 450 LPI you can still make out the edges of the lines. This stuff is high-res!
Finally, this is a better look at the picture from my earlier post. This was from when I first got the tile and made a guess at the settings. As you can see, when it’s not the size of a postage stamp, you can see how horribly it came out. Thanks to the help from everyone here, I know what this tile is capable of and I think I can do a much better job next time.
