Digital BW, The Print

Hi Martin,

----- Original Message -----
From: "Martin Wesley" <mwesley250@...>
To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, September 13, 2002 7:48 AM
Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Exposed INK


> ...
> I am sorry about your print recall. The Selenium-PT got me really excited
> about printing and I ran through a lot of expensive 13x19 paper over the
> last few weeks. I am now in the process of tweaking the files to reprint
> with the PT-K. I am not happy. I am especially not happy since I believe a
> lot of people may have went with this ink based upon my initial positive
> posts.

One of them is me... ;)

My CIS kit arrived last Tuesday and I decided to wait until the weekend to
install it hopefully letting myself to have time to read messages mentioning
this "PT black ink fading issue". I postponed the installation of the system
and I ordered a 4oz bottle of MIS-FSN black ink. I will install the system
with the MIS-FSN black.

Some questions:

1. Can I print without problems using Piezography BW plug-in using my
(MIS-FSN black + Selenium PT midtones) primed CIS? If not, what is the
method to do it? What I should expect for such a hybrid set?

2. There is one point that I cannot understand:
I have a color print from my Epson 890 hanging on my office wall. The print
was made on semi-glossy Tetenal Portrait Paper using standard Epson inks. It
was framed under a matte (some type of plastic - plexiglass?) surface and it
is hanging there since more than 8 months. There are 4 x 100W fluorescent
lightsources at about 6,5' (2m) absolute distance from the print (always on
in worktimes). Guess what? I can't see any noticeable fading or color shift.
So if I'm pleased by the performance 4color x 100% epson dyes, what can go
wrong with a 1color x (say...)25% dye PiezoTones?

Regards,
Loris.