Digital BW, The Print

Della, 

An interesting post. 

It is remarkable how the various testing methods and testers  can come up with different conclusions (just like medical research)...

It does seem to me (too) that looking at the "big picture" (all inks in total on the print) is the most important test...as those four inks are the ones making the final image...so a more holistic approach eh?

Thanks for posting, 

Steadman
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: dellaellingson 
  To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Saturday, June 15, 2002 1:59 PM
  Subject: [Digital BW] MIS-FS test and PiezoTone test

  Paul's black ink only test misled me yesterday. I am not saying that
  Paul did this test to cast a doubt on the new PiezoTone inks. But I
  thought after seeing it that MIS-FS inks would not fade warm. However,
  the new tests which use all four inks that Antonis posted today tell
  another picture completely different from Paul's test. If I want to
  test drive a car I want all four tires, not just one. If I am
  interested in comparison of prints made with one quadblack inkset to
  prints made with another quadblack inkset then I want to see all inks,
  not just black. 


  These are more representative to me - click to see for yourself:

  A print made with MIS-FS inks fades warm and looks lighter
  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DigitalBlackandWhite
  ThePrint/files/Ink%20Sets/PiezoTones/PiezoTone%20v
  s%20MIS-FS/misfs-lg.jpg

  A print made with PiezoTone inks will not fade warm
  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DigitalBlackandWhite
  ThePrint/files/Ink%20Sets/PiezoTones/PiezoTone%20v
  s%20MIS-FS/piezotone-lg.jpg

  The new tests are conducted with a Xenon which is a standard. You see
  this everywhere there is accountability, so I know it is designed in
  fairness. Companies which provide this type of professional testing do
  so that they can be non-objective.

  Paul admited to us earlier on the list that the MIS-FS ink, like all
  the quad blacks, warmed noticeably. Therefore this new PiezoTone
  inkset is a great improvement because it does not warm. It is a new
  invention and I subscribe to this list to find out this information. I
  am glad I read list this morning too. 


  -della


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