Digital BW, The Print

That's been my expreience also for several years with Somerset with either color or 
monochrome. It is a nice paper for delicate color work or soft black and white work where 
real dmax isn't needed. It must have something to do with the absorbant nature of the 
paper and the coating that is down in that soft cotton paper.

For textured prints I use William Turner which I think is a great paper, significantly 
textured but with a crisp black and sharp resolution. Somerset if very durable though.

John


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Daniel Ridings 
<daniel.ridings@e...> wrote:
> > The prints are ok, but not quite there.  Does anyone else have
> > experience with this paper -- which I like quite a bit -- and UT-2
> > inks?
> 
> Steve,
> 
> I don't have experience with exactly your set-up, but I've tried with the
> Ultratone Easy inks and the C86.
> 
> You've expressed my conclusion ... The prints are ok, but not quite there.
> 
> I thought I'd give it a second try just last week, but this time with
> Somerset Enhanced Satin. I like the surface better than Velvet, but I
> still don't get good blacks.
> 
> Daniel Ridings
> http://www.dlridings.com/paw2005