Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "rschllr" <rschiller@a...> 
wrote:
> I was using the Lyson Quad Blacks on an Epson 860 and the Lyson 
> Monochrome 265g Pro Glossy paper.  Quad blacks were too magenta for 
> me and I went to the Lyson Small Gamut.   I don't think the Lyson 
> 265g Pro Glossy works as well with the Small Gamut ink.  
> 
> Can anyone make a recommendation?  Has anyone tried the Canon Pro 
> Glossy or the Ilford Galerie Glossy?
> 
> thanks to all,
> 
> Rick

I am using SG inks in an 1160, which I believe is the same as your 
printer only bigger. When I print on glossy paper with a colour cast 
(i.e. I 'tone' the pic warm or cold), I usually get a nasty blue in 
the lighter shadows. I get this even when I tone the pic blue! 

This manifests itself much more on glossy papers than the matt / 
rough 'art' papers that you can get. (Most of the time it is not 
there at all on the matt or art papers.) The nasty blue does not 
appear immediately but after a bit of time. I have tried Ilford's 
papers and they do this. My best successes have been with Olmec 310 
art paper, which I can get cheapish here in the UK. Lyson Soft Art is 
nice as well but it is costly. I also use the heavyweight matt papers 
and they show the nasty blue effect a bit, but nowhere as much as the 
glossy papers. In short, I have found matt/art papers the best so far.

I don't know if this is a problem with the ICC profiles or any colour 
management issues - it just seems that the printer / driver is a 
little over enthusiastic with the blues at times. I find this whole 
matter confusing, so if anyone can shed any light on this I would be 
grateful.

I have found that I also get markedly different print colours when 
looking at the print under different light - tungsten, flourescent 
and daylight. Each is different.

Hope this helps

Steve Taylor