>In the Selenium-PT ink set the black is red/warm and the grays are blue/cool >so the transition tones tend toward a magenta or eggplant cast. From Paul's >test the grays held up so well I would have to say that the colorant there >is a pigment. On the black I have to wonder. Jon Cone has described the >additive to increase the Dmax as "dye stuff" although I believe is actually >a pigment but it is fading as if it were a dye. Whatever it is, it is dying >in Paul's fader in a fashion similar to Gen. black. >Martin BTW, I'm getting ready to try the PT black with MIS FS-N inks (CMY) in my 1160. Word from InkjetMall (Chris Cook) is that all versions of Piezotones (WN, Sel, & pending CN) use the same black. Thinking now that maybe the Gen K is a better match . . . ? William
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RE: [Digital BW] Media Street Black + FS-N was PiezoTone Selenium 300 Hr Fade test
2002-09-02 by Garcia, William