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Re:Damned good glossy prints

2007-11-14 by john kelly

Black Only is limited by print size. The smaller, the
worser. I suspect the main reasons for Black Only are
minimal learning curve and bogus film grain (good for
digicams). 

 Legion offers sample packages... good deals...they
acquired Moab, one of the best (known mostly for
Entrada and Kayenta), and have some distinctive new
papers of their own: eg Colorado Fiber Satine, a
reasonably priced top-tier paper that doesn't suffer
the glittery or "pearl" look of some of the more
expensive air-dried-glossy-emulators.

Using 2200 OEM/QTR with Colorado Fiber Satine, there's
no gloss differential but there is plenty of bronzing
when seen at +/- 20deg angle, and more obvious with
warm tone QTR...gloss isn't uneven, like it is with
most high gloss. Might be even better with Eboni/Black
Only or with newer Epson pigments.

I've yet to really explore Colorado Fiber Satine...the
only real negative at this point is shiney marks at a
certain point on white margins...I think this occurs
when the printer pauses, so the fix may be more RAM
(I've only got 1G).

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