Digital BW, The Print

Phillip Kimble <grimmieoldfart@...> wrote:

>  
> ... if K4+ & Eb4+ ...

I'm not sure I understand what you're asking here.  "K4+" (http://www.paulroark.com/BW-Info/4K+.pdf) used Eboni Mk for the K, but then used the glossy-compatible MIS carbons for the other 3 carbon core inks.  Eb4+ uses Eboni MK and 3 dilute Eboni inks -- not glossy compatible and more neutral than the glossy carbon.  (See http://www.paulroark.com/BW-Info/Eboni-4-Plus.pdf)

Either approach can use a variety of other inks as the "Plus" inks. In the K4+, to make it able to hit neutral I used LM and LC (or 50% LC).  This becomes much like the OEM K3 when used with QTR except that I had both MK and PK in the printer.  I used the PK as the K for glossy printing and as the most dense gray ink for matte printing.  For my own printing, I used Epson LM then to try and avoid or minimize the green shift problems blended third party inks tend to have.  


In the Eb4+ the "default" plus inks include the MIS UT14 C (a neutral PKn) and UT14 LC (neutralized LK) because they are commercially available, pre-loaded in 1400 carts and relatively inexpensive.  They are fine inks, equal to what most dedicated neutralized B&W inksets offer. HP PK & "LK" are, currently, what I'd use for fine art that I'm selling if I want cooler prints. I know HP has balanced these to avoid the green shift.  (Whether HP LC and LM [or blue] used in blended inks avoids the green shift is un-tested.)



>... is there a significant difference between 18% Eboni MK and Eb6-M?

Eb6-M is 18% Eboni.



> ... Eb6-Magenta ... compare with 18% MK and UT14-M?

Eb6-M = 18% Eboni, but UT14-M is K4-PK, which is glossy compatible, warmer, and denser than Eb6-M.


> ... Workforce 1100 is a very flexible and cost worthy 4 ink printer 
> capable of handling everything from Ez-N b&w approach to vari-tone 

I probably would not put a variable-tone inkset in it, although the original UT1 was a variable tone made for the 1160 and 3000 quads.

> dedicated quadtone printer.

The 1100 can make a nice traditional quadtone printer, but it lacks QTR support.

> How does it compare to using the 2200 with a K4/Eb4 
> inkset?

I don't recommend a quadtone like the 1100 for anything except a monotone approach now.


> Regardless of what the White House thinks, ...

(You lost me there.)

Paul
www.PaulRoark.com