Digital BW, The Print

Paul as far as I can tell they all smell the same! I can't smell the piezo 
inks, they are in the printer.
I ordered these inks before I even got the printer and it was unclear at the 
time which one was best. 
Looks like I might have the double density black, thats what I asked for at 
the time. Seeing that it was labeled 
VM-hex-4-k I thought I had a chance that it was the right one. Most of my 
testing has been on Sumerset Enhanced
and this version of there black prints is equal to piezo on that paper. The 
differance in VM-HEX-4-K and Piezo black is obvious
even if accounting for driver differances on paper like Royal plush.
Very, Very tough to beat the 3000 and piezo inks.
I'll call MIS tommorrow and see about a different black ink.
Steve M>>>>

In a message dated 09/03/2001 3:05:02 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
paul.roark@... writes:

<< Steve,
 
 Of the blacks I've tried from MIS, the VM black, which is also sold as the
 FS black, is the best, in my view.  The samples I have are so close to Piezo
 black that I suspect they are the same ink.  To see if you have the right
 black from MIS, give it a sniff.  The VM/FS black, like Piezo, uses a
 solvent base that smells rather strong compared to the other MIS black inks
 or the VM or standard MIS quad midtones.
 
 Of course, different printers and drivers will print different amounts of
 black ink.  So, be sure you are comparing the inks and not the
 printer/driver differences.  Also, of course, there are major paper
 differences.
 
 Paul
 
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