Digital BW, The Print

Thank you Paul for all your help.

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> I've never tested or profiled that paper, but I've added a curve and ICC for Ultra Premium Presentation Matte ("UPPM") paper that might be close.
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> Go to http://www.paulroark.com/BW-Info/MIS-WF1100-Profiles.zip to download the new curve and profile.  
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> UPPM took a lower ink limit than the other papers.  I'm guessing the UPPM profile &/or curve will work better.
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I just tested the UPPM partition profile but I'm still getting that weird dip. The blacks stopped blocking up though like you said.

I converted the step wedge to adobe rgb 1998 and applied the uppm partition curve. That definitely helped alleviate my steps 1 through through 10 being white problem. Unfortunately, this printed curve also showed a dip. Undaunted, I took the measurements and tried creating a profile. The profile created a posterized step wedge. 

Oddly, the 1100-Eb4-PaSmBW-1-rgb profile gave me the most accurate prints, though the blacks blocked up more quickly. I think it's because the curve was the flattest?

I have some RR Aurora natural and RR premium matte double sided ordered, so I won't have to worry about this epson presentation matte anymore. The epson paper was much thinner than I expected, but the images were nice nonetheless. I keep worrying that I put the wrong dilution in the each ink tank.

 

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> By the way, I'll be making more profiles for the 1100 Eboni-4 system.  I now have it installed in my 1100 and think it's an important platform to support.  Being able to the most lightfast B&W prints for the least amount of money seems like a significant niche for the B&W market -- and it's what I like.
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> Paul
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I love this printer so far. My first "good" epson printer was the epson 2200, and it was $700 I think. I thought the build quality of the 1100 would be worse, but it wasn't! It's amazing that it is so inexpensive. And let's not talk about my $35 CISS. This creates an amazing system. 

Thank you Paul for leading the way!