--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com,
"Jean-Marc Humbert <humbertjm@y...>" <humbertjm@y...>
wrote:
>Happy new year to everyone here from Paris and may this year
>be the year of the Digital Black&White printing!
>I use (and I am mostly glad with it) a 1160 with the
>PiezographyBW driver together with MIS FS Neutral, mostly on
>EAM.
>Shall I update to something better for b&w prints, my dreams
being:
>
> - to have a true matching between screen and prints (instead
>of using the manual curves through PS and personal dot gain
>settings)
>
> - to print decently on semi-gloss papers.
>
> Thanks for your advice
JMH,
I have essentially the same setup as yours (Epson 1160, EAM),
except that I use Lyson QuadBlack Neutral carts (which I'm lucky
to get fairly cheap), and use either standard RGB curves(!) or a
modified version of Luminos-supplied curves (their inks are
essentially rebadged Lyson product with a hefty spike in price).
I've had very good results from this setup since first setting it up
a little over half a year ago. The only probable change is getting
some more Photo Rag paper to try (I got a sampler pack a while
back, and got good results with some, not so good with others - I
tend not to like textured paper, preferring a smooth surface).
Frankly, I think your hardware setup is just fine. I've never used
the Piezo system, so I can't comment on that. As far as glossy
b/w printing goes, I've yet to find anything that works consistently
well (most recent experiment was Ilford Galerie Classic Gloss
and Smooth Gloss a few nights ago...let's just say I won't try
anything like *that* anytime soon). That best attempt I've made
was with both Mitsubishi and Epson semi-gloss papers, which
came close but had problems with highlights. EAM, of course, it
the cat's pajamas.
- Barrett