Digital BW, The Print

> 
> I said "sufficient quality " not sufficient range.
> 
Sorry, a mental transpositon on my part!

> I've had excellent results with a 1270, Epson inks and driver and 
Pictorico
> film with negs for Platinum and Ziatype prints as well as silver MG 
VI,
> Forte Polywarmtone and Berger papers.
> 

So you have sufficient density to make platinum prints?
Which processes have you used digital negatives for platinum 
printing? Or did you mean a platinum/palladium combination? I'm not 
trying to split hairs but rather discern what density range you are 
getting with your physical density negatives.
 
> I love Piezo and am one of it's greatest fans. But in my experience 
even my
> 7000 with BWPro24 Piezo the dither pattern is far too discernable 
for
> Pictorico.
>

Yes (from what I have read) apparently the 0% dot gain causes the 
dither to become quite obvious.
 
> Maybe the MIS VM (which I also regularly use) may work and I hope 
that you
> will post your results.
> 

Well I'm just crossing my fingers, but I'm pessimistic. It could be 
that decent negatives for gum printing may be able to be made with 
MIS-VM and the 1160.

It may just turn out that digital inkjet negatives will be an 
ellusive goal -- at least for me, for now.

Don Bryant