Digital BW, The Print

Greetings...I am new to this group, so please excuse me if there is an
existing thread relating to this that I have missed. If so, please direct me
to same.

I have been using the MIS quadtones (actually, hextones) in an Epson EX with
excellent results on EAM, even using the standard Epson driver/paper 
profiles. But
I have had less luck with glossy or semi-gloss paper. As you are no doubt
aware, the "haloing effect" is horrible, more so on some papers than on
others. In desperation, I tried the MIS-838 glossy paper, which they claim
is best (least amount) with regards to haloing. WRONG!!!! It is horrible! I
have tried several over-coat sprays, and while these help slightly, the
haloing is still pronounced. I have had the best luck with Red River
Zeppelin Semigloss and Lumijet Imagesheild spray, but its still there (to an
unacceptable level).

While I continue to print on EAM with stunning results, my current need is
to make a bunch of prints on glossy or semi-gloss....no way around this. Can
anyone provide any insight or solutions to this problem. It puts a very
serious crimp in my conversion from the chemical to the digital darkroom.

Thank you....Terry

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Terry,

Sadly to say, pigmented B&W inks and glossy papers don't mix well. 
The papers do not absorb the ink and it sits on the surface causing 
the problems you mention.

The only paper I have seen that does well with the pigment inks is 
Kodak Ultima Satine. This worked with Piezo with minimal bronzing but 
did require an overspray to keep the ink on the paper. It is 
available form Kodak's on-line store.

If you want to pursue glossy prints on a regular basis you would get 
much better results with a dye based ink such as the Spectratone 
Quads from Lincoln Inks.

Martin

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "Terry S" <terrytsfg@h...> 
wrote:
> Greetings...I am new to this group, so please excuse me if there is 
an
> existing thread relating to this that I have missed. If so, please 
direct me
> to same.
> 
> I have been using the MIS quadtones (actually, hextones) in an 
Epson EX with
> excellent results on EAM, even using the standard Epson 
driver/paper 
> profiles. But
> I have had less luck with glossy or semi-gloss paper. As you are no 
doubt
> aware, the "haloing effect" is horrible, more so on some papers 
than on
> others. In desperation, I tried the MIS-838 glossy paper, which 
they claim
> is best (least amount) with regards to haloing. WRONG!!!! It is 
horrible! I
> have tried several over-coat sprays, and while these help slightly, 
the
> haloing is still pronounced. I have had the best luck with Red River
> Zeppelin Semigloss and Lumijet Imagesheild spray, but its still 
there (to an
> unacceptable level).
> 
> While I continue to print on EAM with stunning results, my current 
need is
> to make a bunch of prints on glossy or semi-gloss....no way around 
this. Can
> anyone provide any insight or solutions to this problem. It puts a 
very
> serious crimp in my conversion from the chemical to the digital 
darkroom.
> 
> Thank you....Terry
> 
> www.earthscenics.com
> www.webphoto.com
> www.onlinephotography.com
> 
> 
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