Digital BW, The Print

I've gone through three boxes of Moab Kayenta, and don't think I will be 
buying anymore. While there are several things to like about this paper, 
there is one glaring problem that I've had in all three boxes. These papers 
exhibit shiny flecks in the print. This is not standard flaking where the 
ink comes off and you just see that white of the paper below. This is 
something different, something in the paper coating which interacts with the 
inks.

If it weren't for this problem I would probably be using Kayenta instead of 
EEM, but that just isn't the case for me. I print with the standard 
Ultrachrome inks, and have printed with the standard epson driver, QTR and 
IJC/OPM. None made a difference with this paper.

The only thing that helped was rubbing the paper down with an old T-shirt. 
But this only helped, it didn't eliminate the problem. So now I'm back to 
using enhanced matte for all proofing work, and I even have one framed photo 
on EEM.

I still have a box of 13x19 Entrada Natural. This seems to behave a bit 
better than Kayenta, though I'm not all too convinced that I will be buying 
much more Moab paper.

Derek