Digital BW, The Print

Previously I have commented on my problems with flaking and "sparkles" in
Moab Entrada and Photo Matte. What you describe sounds something like the
sparkles that I saw, that where thought to be crystals that sometimes form
in the coating. They are quite noticeable in black areas of my prints. I
have quit using Moab papers because of them.

Steve
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Stephen Veillette" <stephen@...>
To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, March 25, 2005 12:10 PM
Subject: [Digital BW] Flakiness and drops on paper




I've just purchased and received some Moab Entrada Bright White paper, and I
have read
some posts in this forum stating that it tends to be flaky.  I've printed
only on two sheets
so far, and have not seen any flakes; however, I have noticed what could be
described as
"drops" of the inkjet receiving layer on the paper.  They stand out slightly
above the
normal texture of the paper, but can only really be noticed when viewing the
paper at an
extreme angle to a light source.

Are these the source of the flakiness that others have reported, or are they
something
different?  They seem to be fairly well attached to the paper, though I was
able to pop one
off with a blade.

I'm *not* concerned about this in terms of image quality, just curious about
the reported
flaking.

-Steve