Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "Diana York / Hawk 
Meadow Morgans" <diana@h...> wrote:
> Thank you Mark - I still have a few of the Merlin prints you sent 
us -
> Merlin did do an excellent job at detail reproduction - people 
are always
> amazed when they see them - and they like the colorized effect 
(they think
> it was done on purpose  :)


All of this talk has me paranoid now about the degree of 
richness of black that I'm getting out of my combo of Epson 
Smooth Fine Art, and the MIS 6color dyes. I wish I had a way to 
read the DMAX number. To me, it seems pretty darn black and 
rich, but then, who knows, maybe there's something out there 
that's much much better. 

I still fight the issue of subtle color crossovers, even with this 
custom profile. That also is what is making me curious about 
switching to the variable MIS quads for my 7000.  I saw on their 
site that they sell them in bulk, and they sell virgin 7000 carts, 
and so i guess it's theoretically possible to do it now. I'm just not 
sure I want to get into the business of filling these carts by hand; 
could be a whole new set of issues.