Digital BW, The Print

Epson K3 (ABW mode) on either an R2400 or an SP 3800, with one of the 
newest f-type gloss papers for quick top-quality out-of-the-box 
results. I'm currently using a re-branded (by LexJet-Sunset Fiber 
Elite they call it) Innova Ultra-smooth Gloss and getting a dmax of 
2.5 and a finish and tone range I (mostly)love.

Steve Karafyllakis

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "c.olivet" 
<christianolivet@...> wrote:
>
> Hey, I just become a member here because I have some questions. 
Basically I have been a 
> large format shooter that used to print in the darkroom until one 
day I came across Paul 
> Roark's website. I read a lot, took a leap of faith and purchased 
an C88+ and the mis bulk 
> inks and printed a lot of my photographs on Photorag 308g. I can 
tell you one thing, the 
> darkroom is still there, at the other side of the door. I just 
don't go in there anymore for 
> anything else than developing my 8x10 negatives in pyro. I kind of 
like it that way. I love 
> the look of my prints. They have a depth that even silver papers 
struggle to get. I still 
> would like to see the fine detail that I see in the highlights of 
silver papers but matte 
> papers cannot go there as much as they  cannot achieve deep dmaxes. 
> So after this little introduction you probably know already where I 
am headed. Don't you?
> I'll tell you anyways! 
> I read a lot about this harman glossy paper with alumina, so much 
so that I am itching to 
> try a few prints on that. So mainly,  I like to hear from those of 
you that are actualized and 
> up to date with the world of B&W digital print on glossy papers to 
advise me of what is a 
> good combination of printer & inkset to go with this paper or other 
papers of the same 
> qualities. 
> Should I just order photo black for my existing C88+ ( I got two of 
them, one B&W the 
> other with standrd epson inks) or ...What? 
> I also read some about BO printing with the epson 1800 and it 
sounds interesting but I am 
> a sucker for smooth tones and am a little afraid I am not going to 
be satisfied with that 
> setting.  Is anyone offering test prints so I can see the output of 
this setup?
> 
> I suppose that is enough of a long question for now.
> 
> Hope to hear from you!
> 
> Christian
>