Digital BW, The Print

You might want to try the MIS VM inkset with Enhanced black from
generations in the black position. It doesn't turn colors after 3 months
in a sunny south window.

Jerry.

The enhanced black will give you great blacks, the VM black is not
nearly as satisfying.



chervinsky02144 wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I would like to share with you the result of a rather primitive light
> exposure experiment that I have done with Piezotone SE ink and
> MIS FS ink on PhotoRag 308 paper.
> 
> The images you are about to see were printed on two different
> Epson 1160 printers, one with MIS FS ink the other with the
> PiezoTone SE ink; the SE printer was flushed as per IJM's
> instructions prior to cartridge installation.  The Randall workflow
> was used because it produces a much darker D-Max than the
> Piezo driver; 2.00 compared to 1.77.  The prints were taped to a
> climate controlled office wall in a uniformly lit area.  The office
> has a large panel of windows leading to the outside and the
> walls and ceiling are painted white; it is quite a bright room,
> bright enough to not have to use the overhead lights at all. The
> prints were taped to the wall adjacent to the windows
> approximately two feet from them.  At no time during the days of
> the exposure did the prints see any direct sunlight; only reflected
> light.  The right side of each of the prints was covered with black
> opaque paper taken from a box of old photographic paper for the
> duration of the exposure.  The prints were mounted from 8/15/02
> - 9/4/02 or three weeks total.  Since the test, the prints were kept
> in a dark drawer and scanned on 9/10/02 on a flatbed scanner.
> Both prints were scanned in RGB color with the same scanning
> parameters.
> 
> The Piezotone SE image is here:
> 
> http://users.rcn.com/chervinsky/Photography/People/PiezoSE.jpg
> 
> The MIS FS image is here:
> 
> http://users.rcn.com/chervinsky/Photography/People/MIS.jpg
> 
> The D-Max of the PiezoTone SE print went from 2.0 to 1.63 in the
> exposed area and stayed the same in the covered area.  The
> D-Max of the MIS print went from 1.73 to 1.72 in the exposed area
> and stayed the same in the covered area.  Densitometry
> measurements were done with a calibrated X-Rite 810
> densitometer.
> 
> Subjective Assessment: I am greatly impressed with the general
> appearance of PeizoTone SE print as it comes out of the printer;
> the blacks are just spectacular, MUCH better the MIS FS ink.  I
> am also impressed with the inks overall neutrality.  I am,
> however, quite disappointed with the inks lightfastness.  Further,
> when the PiezoTone ink fades it tends to turn pink.  As I
> mentioned earlier the office is bright but I do not believe that it
> could be three stops brighter than display conditions.  I worry that
> after 6 months in display light that my prints will fade in a similar
> way.
> 
> I hope this has been helpful to all.
> 
> Thanks for your time.
> 
> -John Chervinsky
> 
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