Digital BW, The Print

Hi,

I'm looking for recommendations on a 100% rag paper that will print as
sharp as EEM.  (I'm using MIS VM inks)  I tested a sample pack from
MIS with Crane Museo and Somerset Photo Enhanced Velvet, among others.
 The Museo bled, and the SPE held sharpness pretty well - not quite as
sharp as EEM, but acceptable.  So, I ordered a roll and package of
SPE.  

After making several test prints (on both sides, just to be sure), the
SPE that I ordered bleeds significantly more than the sample sheet I
tried from MIS.  Also, the same inks show a different color between
the two. ????

Is there usually such variation between batches?  Can anyone recommend
other papers to try?  I like a little surface tooth, the SPE was about
as rough as I'd like to go.

Thanks for your advice,
Brian

Brian,

Try Hahnemuhle PhotoRag from InkjetGoodies.Com, also sold as "Royal 
Rennaisance" at MediaStreet.Com.  The new Arches Infinity is also 
better than either Museo or SPE.  I have also had por luck with Museo 
and SPE when using MIS inks.  If you like mild texture, Hahnemuhle 
William Turner is awesome!

Good luck.

Shilesh

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "bu88ahu88a" 
<bu88ahu88a@y...> wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I'm looking for recommendations on a 100% rag paper that will print 
as
> sharp as EEM.  (I'm using MIS VM inks)  I tested a sample pack from
> MIS with Crane Museo and Somerset Photo Enhanced Velvet, among 
others.
>  The Museo bled, and the SPE held sharpness pretty well - not quite 
as
> sharp as EEM, but acceptable.  So, I ordered a roll and package of
> SPE.  
> 
> After making several test prints (on both sides, just to be sure), 
the
> SPE that I ordered bleeds significantly more than the sample sheet I
> tried from MIS.  Also, the same inks show a different color between
> the two. ????
> 
> Is there usually such variation between batches?  Can anyone 
recommend
> other papers to try?  I like a little surface tooth, the SPE was 
about

> as rough as I'd like to go.
> 
> Thanks for your advice,
> Brian

Hahnemuhle Photo Rag.  This paper is frequently rebranded with other  
names, but it is carried by most of the major internet venders. Check  
www.digitalartsupply.com, www.inkjetart.com, www.inkjetmall.com and  
www.mediastreet.com just to name a few...they all have it.  It has  
lightly more tooth than EAM, similar gamut and blacks, and fewer  
optical brighteners.  It is 100% rag.

Robert

On Tuesday, June 17, 2003, at 11:28 AM, bu88ahu88a wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I'm looking for recommendations on a 100% rag paper that will print as
> sharp as EEM.  (I'm using MIS VM inks)  I tested a sample pack from
> MIS with Crane Museo and Somerset Photo Enhanced Velvet, among others.
>  The Museo bled, and the SPE held sharpness pretty well - not quite as
> sharp as EEM, but acceptable.  So, I ordered a roll and package of
> SPE.
>
> After making several test prints (on both sides, just to be sure), the
> SPE that I ordered bleeds significantly more than the sample sheet I
> tried from MIS.  Also, the same inks show a different color between
> the two. ????
>
> Is there usually such variation between batches?  Can anyone recommend
> other papers to try?  I like a little surface tooth, the SPE was about
> as rough as I'd like to go.
>
> Thanks for your advice,
> Brian
>
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Thanks for the speedy replies - I guess I'll order a Hahnemuhle sampler.

Brian