Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/03/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 03:36 PM 3/20/2006, you wrote: >i've been doing it fairly simply so far: just using my Epson 2200 >with QuadTone RIP on the standard inkset and enhanced matte paper. >i'm fairly pleased with the results. i would like a slightly warmer >paper with a low-gloss surface like ilford Warmtone FB silver paper >air dried. i just can't quite get a good D-max on this matte paper, >but the glossy and pearl surfaces look so fake. Brad - Have you tried the Ilford Gallerie Smooth Gloss paper? It has the advantage of being really cheap at Sam's. It's not as nice as expensive matte papers, but it's not a bad surface that I would describe as low-gloss. >do you folks recommend another inkset? i'm doing only black and >white prints, and using the "warm" curve with QuadTone RIP. Now that I have the 4800, I'm considering converting my 2200 to use Piezography Neutral K7 inks that vary their coolness or warmness only by the paper that they are printed on: http://www.inkjetmall.com/ I was a beta tester for these inks and they look great. They are specifically for matte papers, not glossy, and the DMax matches what I get with glossy and regular inks. Tina Tina Manley, ASMP http://www.tinamanley.com