Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Paul" <roark.paul@...> wrote:
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> "ebenostby" <efo@> wrote:
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> > ...for digital negatives on my 1400.
> > ... I switched to color dyebased inks ...
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> Is the color important for blocking the light spectrum you're using?  If so, which one?  The dye's I use are either very mostly black or gray, with yellow being the only high gamut ink.
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> Paul
> www.PaulRoark.com
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The color does matter, but black is usually a good UV blocker. My secondary colors are cyan and magenta, but I've seen people  use cyan and yellow instead. I'm pretty sure you could do good digital negatives with black, gray, and yellow.