Digital BW, The Print

Today, I tried Elizabeth's two curve adjustment layers at 50% each. 
It didn't work very good on my 1160 setup. I did get a in-between 
tone, but I also got some weird shadings, bordering on posterization. 
Anybody else have luck with it?  Next I'll try Paul Roark's method as 
mentioned by someone here, (can't remember who)

Bruce McElhaney 
McElhaney Portrait Studio
Livonia, MI


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "elizabethsgallery" 
<eprofit@h...> wrote:
> I'm thrilled that the vaccum filling of the virgin empty's and 
> installation went flawlessly on my 1160.  I have severe 
microbanding 
> in my first test prints but I read from the archives that I need to 
> do my printhead alignment on the same weight stock and set the 
paper 
> thickness.  The nozzle checks are perfect so this must be my only 
> recourse.
> 
> The other thing I tried was to get one shade warmer than the 
neutral 
> I placed two curve adjustment layers over my image both at 50% 
> opaque, One was the VMQW and the other was the VMNW and the tone 
was 
> wonderful!  I found the VMQC curve to be awful taking away all 
> highlight and mid light tones.  Now to start trialing some papers 
and 
> of course fix the microbanding.
> 
> QUESTION...
> Can the cartridge be vaccuum filled again once it's been used or 
from 
> here out can I only use the bottom fill method?
> 
> QUESTION...
> Has any experamented with papers that print nice but also deckle 
tear 
> nicely too?
> 
> Elizabeth
> www.elizabeths.ca