Digital BW, The Print

My favourite inkjet print I've ever made is on that paper - with the
original piezo quads

Julian
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "markroth61" <mark80905@...>
To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, July 19, 2003 6:43 AM
Subject: [Digital BW] Do not buy this paper...


> This is the claim MIS makes on its web site about Somerset Velvet
> uncoated paper:
>
> "This is the paper our prestigious testing group has concluded is the
> very best for making fine art Quadtone prints on a 4 color printer."
>
> I believed it, ordered it, and now am stuck with it. This paper gives
> flat results on the used 1160 I just bought (w/mis vm inks),
> regardless of tweaks (EAM works beautifully however). It does take
> colored pastels OK though, so now I will be spending hours hand
> coloring...(maybe good for the eyes to give them a rest). Just wanted
> to warn anyone who might be thinking of throwing any money at this
> claim/paper with hopeful results. (If I'm wrong, and there is a
> fix/tweak/curve someone has come up with for an 1160 to back up the
> above claim, please do tell. (Someone on this list said in an archive
> the paper was "terrible". Wish I had done a deep search on this list
> before wasting 40 bucks...will next time.) Mark R.
>
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