Digital BW, The Print

No, I don't have any microbanding in my prints.  First thing to do  
would be a nozzle check and head cleaning if necessary.  If the  
nozzle check is perfect then the only other thing I can think of to  
try is adding another ink channel with PKN to see if that will help  
smooth out your midtones.

Carl Schofield
http://photos.schophoto.com




On Jan 10, 2008, at 3:16 PM, ex0cute wrote:

> Carl,
>
> I printed on Ilford Gild silk for the first time last night using your
> 3-PK curve with Quadtone RIP on an Epson R1800. The prints look
> outstanding however I am seeing microbanding in the smooth midtones.
> Did you experience this on your R1800 and do you have any suggestions
> to eliminate it ?
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Carl Schofield
> <list@...> wrote:
>>
>> I've been using Ilford Gold Silk without problems in both an Epson
>> 4000 and R1800.  Surface doesn't appear to be any more sensitive to
>> abrasion than other PK papers, which are generally tougher than matte
>> papers.  Are you getting ink cross contamination (MK/PK)?
>>
>> Carl Schofield
>> http://photos.schophoto.com
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Jan 5, 2008, at 10:18 AM, Dana H. Myers wrote:
>>
>>> gcwagner wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Richard,
>>>> I let it dry 48 hours or more and it still is very sensitive
>>>> compared to
>>>> matte prints. If you have a test print could you try just rubbing
>>>> your
>>>> finger nail across a dark area and see if it leaves a mark?
>>>
>>> I've had no problem with prints on K3/Gold Fibre Silk being
>>> easy to mar in normal handling (including stacking with other
>>> prints, etc.), but I can indeed scratch the darker areas with
>>> a nail.  That doesn't seem very meaningful to me, though - that
>>> seems to be pretty abusive of any print :-)
>>>
>>> Dana


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