Digital BW, The Print

I would also like to know if *this* is the right time for me to get 
a CFS with the VM Sepia inkset??

Thanx

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "royvharrington" 
<roy@h...> wrote:
> --- 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