Digital BW, The Print

Thanks Paul, I'd like to try the UT-FS curves...

--fotojali


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Roark"
<paul.roark@v...> wrote:
>
> 
> 
> > ...
> > You will get microbanding due to inacurate paper advance with the
> > thick papers.
> > This may or may not be what you are experiencing, but ...
> > 
> > 
> 
> I found with mine that Epson Enhanced Matte would feed from the
front tray.
> With letter size for testing, it worked very well.  For 16 x 20 I'd
cut a
> piece from a 24" roll, using the full width of the roll.  I'd then
lay the
> piece of paper between 2 dampened Kodak blotter papers for a minute
so that
> is was just slightly dampened.  This took the curl out of the paper and
> allowed it to feed from the front tray easily.
> 
> One thing that appeared to be a factor in my experience (and some
3000s seem
> to be better than others in this respect) was that the paper needed
as much
> contact with the main roller as possible.  As such, the extra length
of a
> 24" paper cut from the roll avoided banding at the end of the print.
> Additionally, the paper would be more likely to band if it was fed
from the
> rear, I believe due to the less contact the paper would have with the
> roller.
> 
> While I have not used a 3000 for a while, one thinner paper that printed
> very well with the machine was a beta Premier Art Premium Matte that
I was
> testing at the time.  It had an excellent dmax, was very affordable,
and,
> unlike EEM, was acid free.
> 
> By the way, there are Photoshop image adjustment curves for
partitioning the
> UT-FS inks.  I can send them off list if you're interested.
> 
> Good luck with the 3000.  It is still a viable way to make very good
16 x 20
> prints.
> 
> Paul
> www.PaulRoark.com
>