Digital BW, The Print

Thanks, Roger. It turned out to be a flaky MIS cartridge. I guess I 
should have suspected. The Innova paper turned out fine in the end. 
It's smoother, whiter, and noticably sharper than the Silver Rag. I'm 
not sure which I like better - they both look very good.


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Roger" 
<rsmith02@...> wrote:
>
> I've tested this paper (and other similar Innovas) with the R220 
and 
> MIS EZ-Warm/neutral hybrid set.  I got similar results to Silver 
Rag 
> and similar papers although I prefer the Innova paper texture.
> 
> It sounds silly, but are you sure you're printing on the right side 
> of the paper?
> There really shouldn't be much of any gloss differential on 
> the "glossy" side.
> 
> I use the same settings (including ICC) as for Ultra Premium Glossy 
> Photo Paper and it works fine.  
> 
> Roger
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Ted Chambers" 
> <tchamber@> wrote:
> >
> > I tried a sample package of Innova Fibaprint Ultrasmooth Glossy 
on 
> my
> > C86 with the MIS EZ-warm inkset (and photo black).
> > 
> > The result was as bad as anything I've seen. The print was 
> solarized,
> > if that's the right term. There is coarse detail and tones, but 
> little
> > or no fine detail. Highlights are blown - paper white. Gloss
> > differential is pretty bad, although I suppose it could be fixed 
> with
> > overspray.
> > 
> > Normally I print Silver Rag with this setup and the results are
> > beautiful - great prints without having to tweak the controls at 
> all.
> > So I don't think there is anything wrong with the printer or 
> inkset. 
> > 
> > I only have three sheets left and don't even know where to start 
to
> > fix this. I really like the finish of the Innova paper and had 
high
> > hopes for it. Can it be salvaged? Has anyone used this combination
> > successfully?
> >
>