Digital BW, The Print

"HarryB" <hrblaine@...> wrote:


> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Paul" <roark.paul@> wrote:
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> > First, don't be afraid  of pigments in a 1400. ... 
 
> So, EB6 or UT 14?  Those are the choices, right?  

Those are the MIS choices.  Jon Cone also has some inksets for  the 1400, I believe.  And, of  course, the field is wide open to those  who do their own.  

I currently have 4 Eboni-based inks for matte fine art and 2 Noritsu based inks for glossy printing -- brochures and cards.  With QTR more than a single B&W inkset can be used, and the 1400 is good enough to do very well with less than a full hextone.  On the other hand, while the single black only was fine for the small images on my current brochure, I did not find it good enough for larger prints or images with smooth skies.  The addition of the single lighter, dilute Noritsu K + M does bring the quality up to what I need for those purposes.

Paul
www.PaulRoark.com