Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Paul Roark <roark.paul@...> wrote:

> (snip)
> But, the first step is to find empty carts.
> 
> Good luck and let me know if you have questions.
> 
> Paul
> www.PaulRoark.com

Many Thanks Paul,
The refillable carts are available but I do have a couple of queries - mainly due to the only experience I have of producing high quality B&W which is via litho printing using a Pantone Warm/Cool Grey or general reference grey under the black as the second colour. The method used for commercially printed books by famous B&W photographers like Cartier Bresson etc. The film for the grey plate would always be slightly underexposed to give a slightly heavier image than the black to give extra softness to the edges - is that not possible with digital? And is there a Pantone ref/RGB or Lab value for standard Epson LK and LLK? I can't seem to find one so I have no idea where they are in the Pantone chart or the various colourspaces. I'll read the pdfs in your links and study a little more before I start out. The ink mixing sounds very interesting...

Pete