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<x-flowed>I tried the cone profile. It was a lot better than before, but you could
still see that the ink wasn't being absorbed like other papers. I left it
overnight to dry, and this morning the print was still a bit
tacky. Luminos says that they are working *very* hard to remedy the
problem, and that there are some combinations of ink with this paper that
have produced some very nice images..but it is also dependent on the image
itself (i suspect that very saturated images would not be good).
From what Luminos says, the combination of this paper and coating hardens
too soon, and thus doesn't absorb the ink as readily. Their Tapestry and
Charcoal papers use the same coating, but don't have this problem. They had
stopped production of the paper, but since the results came out from
Wilhelm, they are working hard on getting the problem resolved. ( hope
so... i like the paper)
I let them know that there was a discussion on this list, and they might
comment. If i get some more info, I'll post as well.
jim
At 04:36 PM 1/18/2000 -0800, Cathy Brown wrote:
><from Jim Collum: I just got off the phone with Luminos. I'd recommend you
>call them as well.
>It appears that the paper was discontinued a few months ago because of the
>inability to absorb ink well. They are currently working on solving the
>problem, but they are aware that there are other companies out there who
>had a stock of it on hand. They said that some people were able to get it
>to print, but no to their (Luminos's) satisfaction. They only have this
>problem with the DW glossy.. the others (Charcoal and Tapestry) work just
>fine. They will be getting back to me tomorrow on who i should talk to
>about exchanging the paper (Inkjet or Luminos). (Sent offline - Jim, could
>not reply off line because the reply message kept bouncing; perhaps your
>server is down).>
>
>This news is disappointing. I did get a couple of wonderful prints from this
>paper on the EX and just love the quality of it ... looks and feels like a
>"real" photograph. However trying to put it through the 1200 is a joke - ink
>all over the place. Did you try the Cone profile? I was hoping he had tamed
>the ink flow (I never had a chance to call Vermont today). On the other
>hand, investing in a profile for a discontinued paper doesn't seem like a
>sound investment.
>
>Cathy
>http://www.catbrownphoto.com
>
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