Digital BW, The Print

I am using UT2 Ultratone (from MIS) with my Epson 1280 with marginal 
results.  I never obtain a satisfactory neutral print. It seems too 
cool for my taste with a slight magenda cast.  I have been using 
Paul Roark workflow and curves with matte paper. I have not been 
succesful in modifying the curve to get a warmer result.  I was 
trying to go somewhere in between neutral and carbon but it does 
become brownish AND magenta at the same time !!  Anyone can propose 
a curve that works well ?

Paper: I am using Epson Matte Heavyweight, however the curve is made 
for Epson Enhanced Matte.  Does it make a big difference ?  Anyone 
has compared result for both paper? Is it the source of my problem ?

I am not interested in warm, sepia or anyting like that.  What I 
want is a straight neutral print that would look like a traditional 
darkroom print.  Should I switch to monochrome inks (like FSN from 
MIS)?  Anyone has experience comparing UT2 with FSN ?

Thanks for your help,

Michel

Have you tried one of the warmer curves? And, are you sure all the
nozzles are printing? I found UT2 to be a bit on the warm side to my eye. 

Also, haven't been able to tell much difference, especially tonality,
between EEM and HWM. 

Bob Michaels

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "mleblanc001"
<mleblanc001@y...> wrote:

> I am using UT2 Ultratone (from MIS) with my Epson 1280 with marginal 
> results.  I never obtain a satisfactory neutral print. It seems too 
> cool for my taste with a slight magenda cast.

When you describe prints turning "magenta" it makes me think of the 
older "bad" carts that were going around.  You might check on that.

Using curve blending in QTR (or IJC/OPM) make it easy to have control 
the tone.  You can also adjust Paul's curves to your liking, but I 
don't find it as easy.

Peter