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Re: [Digital BW] Re: Piezo Driver and MIS FS inks, Curve for Piezo files

2001-08-24 by Nicholas Hartmann

>The MIS FS innks are a very little bit cooler than Piezo, but only in
>direct comp.

>my results are not final, but if someone with a densitometer
>would be able to read the continuous tone part of the 21 step
>image we should be able to create a general transfer curve, to
>get absolut identical prints.
>My curve is eyeball measured and surely needs some fine
>tuning, f. i. didn´t compare the prints in different lights ... and so
>on.
>
>But in general: Using the Piezo Driver to print MIS FS can be the
>game for those who love piezo, but won´t cope with the Cone
>prices.

Thank you, Bernd; this sounds very promising. I'm disappointed that the MIS
inks are not perceptibly cooler than Piezo, but there's always the tinting
option if they seem otherwise favorable...

-- Nick

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