Digital BW, The Print

Where do you find Lyson quad blacks in bulk? So far I've only 
been able to locate Lyson small gamut in bulk, and quad black 
in cartridges. If I can buy builk quad black, I'm buying a 
continuous ink system tomorrow! 

Allan Connery  



--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "Cameraguy5" 
<frenchpassive@y...> wrote:
> I'm using Lyson quad neutral inks on my 1280 with a 
continuous 
> flow system with great results. There is no special software 
> required....just convert your image to grey scale and then back 
to 
> RGB and print as normal after adjusting contrast etc in 
> Photoshop.....perfect results everytime. Needless to say, you 
> have to have your monitor balanced to the printer output 
> (lightness/darkness) to get an exact match.  I use the Knoll 
> gamma software to accomplish this. I make a print and then 
> balance my monitor to match the print, then save the settings 
to 
> load when ever I print to a specific paper/ink combination. I 
don't 
> bother with all these printer profiles, for I have found they don't 
> really work for me. They are all based on the assumption that 
> your monitor is calibrated the same as whoever made the 
> profile....close, but no cigar! Makeing your own profile will give 
> you the closest match so what you see is what you get.            
> The ink archival life is 100+ years and I've had no problems 
with 
> head clogs. I get excellent results with Ilford Gallerie classic 
> pearl, Epson Colorlife/premium glossy and Hanemuel photo 
> rag. Luminos quad blacks are made by Lyson and is the 
> identical ink, but Lyson is cheaper, and you can buy in bulk.