Digital BW, The Print

Whilst checking a recent B/W print (iPF8300) under dim tungsten lighting I noticed a very slight magenta tint.

Nothing uncommon here, I remembered the effect very well from some of my earliest B/W inkjet prints (8-10 yrs ago), and indeed have one on the wall (Lyson SG inks) that shows the effect very much more (yet no-one ever commented ;-) )

I decided to have a look at the effect on our new Canon iPF8300 in a number of print modes and lighting conditions.

I've written up some notes on the tests that may be of interest?

http://www.northlight-images.co.uk/article_pages/bw_printing/issues_with_grey.html

I do have a copy of True black and white for the 8300, which I'll have to test as well, once I've linearised it for the papers I was looking at.

As an aside, I was also looking for B/W ink sets in the UK, does anyone know of any current UK distributors/suppliers? (Note: UK suppliers, not US ones that ship)