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[Digital BW] Re: another ink option

2001-09-10 by Tony Caltabiano

Todd,
Yes, these are pure pigments - they are very finely ground and are 
running thorugh Iris printers in testing right now from what I 
understand.  I don't read the piezo color list, but what I have heard 
from various folks here and there is that the color piezo black is not 
as strong as others, and there is some problems with yellow - but 
don't qoute me on that - As far as metamerism goes, I did not see any 
samples of the quad blacks, or any black and white prints - they were 
all in color.  I saw the pictures in daylight and then in indoor light 
- I did not notice any difference.  If you read a post by Jim Robbins 
on the Inkoptions list he gives a more scientific comparison about 
metamerism in the indelible vs epson pigment.  I guess I need to brush 
up on that.

I know of one person who has used both piezo color and now indelible 
ink.  I hope he will post his findings soon.  You all would definately 
respect his opinion!  why do I like these colors over more established 
brands? - On watercolor paper they are brighter than all the dye inks 
I have seen.  As soon as I get these running I will post the 
difference in Density between the black in the indelible, fotonics, 
epson dye, and cone black.
I already took my fotonics out of the 9000, so I only have a few 
papers I can do that comparison on, but I have epson dye in the 890, 
and cone ink in the 1160.  I have a ton of sample papers around here - 
I'll go to town and have some fun with it all.

I'm going to read post #1 now.

best to all,
Tony

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., Todd Flashner <tflash@e...> 
wrote:
> Tony,
> 
> These are reputably pure pigment inks, like the color piezo inks, 
right?
> I've heard they have great gamut, but are they relatively free of 
metamerism
> like the piezo inks, and is the black ink any deeper than the color 
piezo
> black? Just what is it that you like about these inks over the more
> established and tested bran

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