Digital BW, The Print

I created the following poll on the Piezography group relating to black ink
positions in regards to longevity and aesthetics. Please come over and chose
your choice.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/piezography3000/polls




A - If we deliver you a black with the same
performance as the PiezoTone grays but
with a OD that starts slightly less than
current competing black inks, but does not
fade and therefore ends higher than them.
Would you use that black exclusively even
though at the onset it was paler than current
blacks?

B - If you knew that even another black was
available which was slightly darker at the
onset and yet faded to the lower OD of A, but
not as dramatically as PIezoTone black
because the starting OD was less, would
you rather use that because after all it is
what everyone has been used to?



o Visually higher OD at onset with fade to point of competing inks.

o If you lean towards B,  are you willing to sacrifice non-fade in order to
have better aesthetics at the onset with a moderately higher black OD?

o If you lean towards B,  are you willing to sacrifice non-fade in order to
have better aesthetics at the onset with a significant higher black OD?

o I don't care about fade - I need it to look black as a silver print and
that's that! If it lasts a month it suits my purposes.
 
o I fall somewhere in between it looking great and lasting a long time. I am
willing to display my prints in low light, or have my clients treat them as
watercolors and other sensitive fine art are treated.

o No fade - slightly less OD at onset with higher OD after competing inks
fade. 



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may your highlights be dotless
and your tonal scale smooth,


Jon Cone
jon@...
Piezography(tm) brand software and inks
http://www.piezography.com
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