Digital BW, The Print

Steve,

> Has anyone tried Eboni ink on Ultrasmooth?

Yes, it and Permajet (not MIS) Alpha have been my standard papers for
several years.  I think they are the best non-brightened papers.
UltraSmooth usually has a bit less dmax than Alpha, but a brighter base.
The k3 drivers favor UltraSmooth relative to the Innova coatings (which
includes Alpha) when Epson MK is used.  However, there is less of this
relative change with Eboni.

I think one has to be careful to profile UltraSmooth carefully.  It has a
slightly different contrast distribution, and can have a bit too cool
shadows for me with some inksets if not carefully profiled.  

PremierArt Hot Press 205 is the bargain route to the same basic paper.  I
the U.S. www.Atlex.com is probably the low price leader on PA 205.  MIS also
sells it and will ship overseas.  So, it's cheap to give the paper or
coating a try. 

Sure wish they could kick the dmax up to 1.75.

Paul
www.PaulRoark.com