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Re: VM Ink tones

2002-07-02 by mckenzielamb

Under what kind of light are you looking at your prints?  My vm warm 
and cool prints (with an 870) look very similar under tungsten 
lights, but in daylight or fluorescent light, the difference is much 
more pronounced.  Good luck.

McKenzie

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "azshtr" <dave@t...> wrote:
> Its been a while but I'm back.
> 
> I just installed the VM Ink set with new cartidges and 
> components for the bulk ink system. I had been using the FS 
> inks. This is on an 1160. I purchased the inks about 6 months 
> ago but never used them. Downloaded the curves from the MIS 
> web site... etc. 
> 
> My question is one of tones to expect. After many (25ish) purge 
> pages and 15 to 20 8x10 prints, I don't get the warm to cool shift 
I 
> was expecting. The cool curve is cooler, but not even close to 
> "Blue" like on Pauls web page. Actually the warm curve to cool 
> curve test prints are not that far apart.
> 
> Am I doing something wrong, not yet purged of the FS in the 
> heads, or expecting to much?
> 
> Thanks for any pointers,
> Dave

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