Digital BW, The Print

Just startet B/W printing using Lyson´s Quad Blacks with an Epson 1200. 
Metamerism is really strong. Prints on Epson Heavyweight Matte and 
Archival Matte (my favourite papers) have a strong greenish cast in 
daylight and turn magenta under warm tungsten light. The latter effect 
seems to be reduced after a few days of (dark) storage. So these prints 
just never look perfectly neutral – very annoying. Maybe glossy or 
watercolor paper is a better choice...
What I like about Lyson´s Quad Blacks is the workflow. No extra 
software (no extra cost) and no endless testing with curves etc. I use 
Lyson´s ICC profiles (available at their website) which render great 
shadows and highlights.
 

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., Lynne Siler <lhsiler@b...> 
wrote:
> >>My only comment would be that in the world of B&W photography where sil=
ver
> >fiber sets the standard, 80 years would not be considered archival.
> >Photographs from the 1800's are still going strong so I think we need a
> >print life of 150+ years if not more. This assumes you care about archiv=
al
> >prints or want to get involved with all the issues around "fine art" pri=
nt
> >sales.
> >
> Thanks for your responses, Sam and Martin. My next question is why I read=
 so
> much about piezo inks and rarely hear mention of the Lyson quad black ink=
s.
> I ended up trying them because they are much less expensive and don't
> require software - so it was just easy! And as I said I think the prints =
are
> beautiful. So, is there something I should know about these inks that wou=
ld
> sway me towards the piezotones? Thanks.
> 
> Lynne Siler
> http://www.lynnesiler.com 
> 
> 
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