Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "Paul Roark" 
<paul.roark@v...> wrote:

> 
> As I told the Bay Area group a while ago, I'm likely to make an 
alteration
> in my VM-Sepia toner mix.  I'm finding the darkest sepia that I 
can print
> with the existing inkset to be a little too dark for my uses.  
Viewers
> definitely like the curve I call the Light Sepia shade.
> 
> So, I think I can improve image quality, including tone 
distribution, by
> lowering the gamut of the toner slightly.
> 
> By a pleasant coincidence, the almost-ready, non-warming 
sepia toner is
> about ready for some final-mix fade testing.  This new formula 
appears to
> take care of the gamut-related issues.
> 
> So, the scanned test strips show where I'm at now with the 
inkset, and a
> non-warming, lower-gamut toner is where I'm likely to go.
> 
> Paul
> http://www.PaulRoark.com

Hi Paul,

I think I understand your desire to change the sepia mix.  When
you say lower-gamut, do you mean same basic density but
less saturated color?  Would you then just continue to use
the same curves that you already use?  It seems like that
would work -- they would just be just closer in color.  

I'm mostly worried about the logistics of so many ink and
curve combinations.  I've been using an 1160 with the regular VM
but I'm interested in getting another printer for VM sepia. I'd
probably buy a 1280 but I could also convert a color 1270 that
I already have.   Besides the hardware differences, are the
curves and future work better on either printer.  BTW, I'm using
a Mac and prefer OS X. 

I don't mean to pin you or MIS down but are these ink changes
imminent or still in the "good idea" stage?  As in: should I use
carts for a while or load a CIS?

Thanks,
Roy