Digital BW, The Print

In the eternal search for the holy grail, I¹ve installed a set of the UT
inks (carts) in my 1280. I¹ve been pretty happy with OPM files pushing my
2200, but I keep reading quite favorable impressions of the UT set, and my
1280 sees very little use, so what the heck. A dedicated B&W inkset makes an
awful lot of sense, and I have enormous respect for the work Paul has done,
so it made real sense to give it a whirl. Plus it would free up my 2200 for
lots of other stuff.

Right out of the box -- a couple of cleanings and a test page -- and I¹m
getting very nice prints on EEM. I am also getting nice results on photo
rag. I am, however, getting truly awful results on Eclipse Satine. (I¹m
using the newest, UT-specific curve set.) Has anyone taken a shot at curves
for that paper? I know it¹s a lame duck, but I really like it, and I bought
an awful lot of it while I could. EEM has questionable longevity, and Photo
Rag is kind of dear...any advice? I had it in the back of my mind that the
Moab line offered a nice replacement for Satine when I ran dry, and Paul¹s
recent posts on some exciting new stuff hovering on the horizon offers great
hope, too. 

Cheers,
Matthew Born



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