Digital BW, The Print

On Dec 11, 2006, at 10:26 AM, Greg wrote:

> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Ernst Dinkla
> <E.Dinkla@...> wrote:
>
>>
>> The only explanation I can think off is that the black is not
>> having enough dye colorant. Not enough ink squirted seems
>> strange. The printers have 5 droplet sizes, the smallest 1.5
>> picoliter ? so you may expect that the largest is large
>> enough. I think you should discuss this with Epson if it is
>> happening on all Claria models, the last we expected is that a
>> new dye ink doesn't deliver Dmax on matte papers.
>>
>
>
> I was hoping that some other users would be able to report on their
> findings, but this seems to be an extremely unpopular topic. About as
> unpopular as fade testing these new inks on matte papers. I had
> thought that maybe a few people would have been interested in BO with
> these new inks, assuming that they really last as long as they
> should, but so far not much interest by anyone.

I'm very interested, both in BO specifically and more generally. But  
my first attempts to make a short list of promising thick and heavy  
matte papers didn't work because I started with what Epson promotes,  
and they didn't include any. Now I need to start over, and intend to,  
but the Christmas Crazies have taken me hostage and are making me  
print Christmas cards.

Can you tell me yet, Greg, whether the 260 can handle a paper which  
weighs in at about 300 gsm and if not about where it's limit seems to  
be?

Thanks.
--
Sam