Digital BW, The Print

I am using the VM inks in my 1160 and have to say that I get great 
tonality in my prints.  Yes, the prints are not as sharp as a glazed 
fiber print, but I feel that in most cases that the control of 
tonality makes up for it.  

Sorry to say it, but you must be doing something wrong if your prints 
look like a "drawing"... unfortunately I don't know what it is, but I 
can suggest that you confirm that your monitor and printer are 
reasonably well calibrated (which they obviously are not).  I started 
with stepwedges and got it close with adjustment curves and then 
worked with representative images and added more adjustment curves... 
and still it isn't perfect, but I do have a good feel for how an 
image will print by looking at my screen and am very happy with my 
results.

I have gotten solarization/drawing type output when I lose a color, 
are you sure you are getting ink from all nozzles?  

mark

...
>   Yes I am frustrated. I have bee searching for the holy Grail 
...
>   I also bought MIS Quadtones VM and worked with Paul Roark 
workflow 
>   with Epson Archival Matte and Crane's Museo. I tell you I was 
never 
>   more dissapointed in my life. Now I understand that so many 
>   galleries don't want inkjet prints. It's not about longevity, 
it's 
>   about quality. Pictures with MIS and EAM are drawings not photos. 
>   Under my point of view they are sooooo far away from Fiber based 
>   prints. 
...
>   By the way...I am photojournalist. I have been developing my B&W 
>   photo for 6 years now. And I think that a good fiber or even RC 
is 
>   light years ahead of any ink print I have seen so far. That's 
only 
>   my radical point of view. I guess some will support this 
statement 
>   and some will think I am crazy. 
> 
>   I can only tell you I am frustrated.
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