Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "koloshor"
<wiz@n...> wrote:
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> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "geminipucky"
<geminipucky@y...> wrote:
> > 
> > Can i use epson heaveyweight matte on 2200 printer and if so what 
> > settings thanks
> 
> I'd avoid it. Heavyweight Matte is coated to work well with dye ink
printers like Epson 1270. Enhanced Matte is coated to work well with
pigment ink printers like the 2200.

Can you state some reference for this asserted difference? I do not
think it is correct. As I recall, Enhanced Matte was brought out as a
renamed version of the not-so-Archival Matte, and that happened well
before the introduction of the pigment ink printers. Many people use
HWM with the 2200 and seem to find it performs as I have found, i.e.,
 results are nearly indistinguishable from Enhanced Matte. IMO, they
have the same coating, but the Enhanced matte incorporates optical
brighteners, which most knowledgeable users regard as a drawback to
Enhanced Matte since it causes a yellow stain within a fairly short
time (months).
> 
> HM on a 2200 loses dmax and neutrality on B&W prints. 

Not to a significant extent as far as I can tell from Dmax
measurements I've done on B&W prints I've made on HWM. Using QTRIP to
print B&W with Epson UC inks, I've measured Dmax right in the range
quoted by others for Enhanced Matte; furthermore the "neutrality"
achieved with HWM appears close to Enhanced Matte (although that's a
pretty subjective thing to be sure).

>Archival properties are unknown.

True.

> If you want to try it anyway, use the enhanced matte settings, boost
ink 10%, and pray.

IMHO, no "ink boost" is needed--nor is prayer (other than the one I
usually do whenever I print on _any_ paper ;-) 

Phil