Digital BW, The Print

I have been trying this paper with piezotone inks and IP6 on an Epson 7000
-- it took quite a bit of manipulation to get good prints. Essentially I had
to change the ink limits to 300% (thanks to a note from Carl) which,
according to the folks at image print is not supposed have any effect.

Anyway, I am luckily covered by a maintenance agreement and Colorbyte made
new profiles and I am now getting good prints. Not sure if it was worth the
trouble, I do like the look of regular Photo Rag. I don't have a problem
with metamerism or bronzing but the sheen does seem lower the apparent Dmax
when viewed at an angle.

I am just getting ready to try a BW print on an Epson 7600 with IP6, Epson
Ultrachrome ink and a profile provided by the folks at Lexjet.

Wendel


> The Lexjet folks touted me on a box of the new Hahnemuhle Photo Rag
> Satin... sounds good... basically Photo Rag with a coating that means
> no flaking (true) and the same output as HPR.
> 
> Then they sent me several emails from happy users in another hype...
> 
> I'm getting lots of metamerism and bronzing... It does look great when
> viewed only head on and the coating is fantastic.
> 
> I"m using Epson 2200 and 4000 with OEM inks and Image Print.
> 
> Anyone else used this yet and have any thoughts? successes???
> 
> cheers,
> 
> Tom O'Connell