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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

>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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