Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Paul" <roark.paul@...> wrote:
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> "Wayne" <wayne_emery@> wrote:
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> > Hi Mr. Roark,
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> > ... I stumbled across your discussions, which led me to this forum and I got hooked, so I bought a new 1400 ($179!!) and a set of Eboni 6 inks.
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> Welcome.  The 1400 with Eboni-6 is hard to beat, in my view, of course.
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> > ...  many of your outstanding posts and helpful contributions around the internet are not dated, so it has been difficult and a little confusing for me to place the evolution of the process in a correct sequence.
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> Yes, I'm guilty of that on some of my web pages.  I think my newer pdf's are dated, and I think this forum's posts are dated.  In part in responce to this problem, I re-configured my main B&W information page to try to indicate what my current preferences are.
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> With respect to Eboni-6, I had experimented with combinations of it and neutral glossy inks.  This was, in part, because I liked glossy brochures but also because many wanted a cooler-tone inkset.  Frankly, however, I never used the neutral pigments for matte papers.  I also found that for the most impressive brochures and cards, the dyes win.  I think they are so good that much of my development efforts will be with them, and not just as a 2-ink addition to another system.  But for matte fine art, Eboni-6 remains my top recommendation.
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> Paul
> Www.paulroark.com
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Mr. Roark,

Thank you so much for your kind and prompt reply, it was quite helpful.  I look forward to my EB-6 inks arriving. I'll probably keep this 1400 as a matte-only, carbon-only printer.
It will be interesting comparing it to the output of the 4900.  Regarding that printer, I'm looking and hoping someone will be making an "alternative" ink supply available.....soon. (I think Efillink is close.)

Wayne Emery