Digital BW, The Print

>Aside from the obvious fact that the UT inks will allow you
>to print on either glossy or
>matte paper are there any other advantages to using the
>UT inks iunstead of the VM inks ?

The UT inks are more lightfast.  The VM inks are an older generation of
pigments that will warm shift and fade considerably more than the latest
generation of pigments.

Eboni also has a better dmax on a number of papers.

I also like the UT tones better.  For example, the VM "NC" curves were a bit
on the cool side to anticipate the warming of the inks.  As such, they are
actually a little colder than I like.  The UT inkset was mixed so that the
"nc" curve gives a tone that matches my lightly-selenium-toned silver
prints.

Paul
http://www.PaulRoark.com