Digital BW, The Print

(First post overstated shadow coolness measure.)

I received samples of MIS's 2200 black inks.  My first look indicates that
they have some promising possibilities.

The Dmax reading for the 1160 Epson driver (HW matte paper setting, no color
adjustment) are as follows:

	EAM - 1.56,
	Eclipse Satine Bright White - 1.60,
	Legion Photo Matte - 1.69.

With LPM and a draft (too light) Epson Archival K-based FS/Piezo inkset and
the Piezo driver, the dmax is 1.63.  It will go up with the next iteration
of the midtone inkset.  This combination of MIS Matte Black and Epson
Archival K FS comes the closest to a true silver-selenium tone that I've
seen.  The midtone is just a hair cool (c=.61, m=.61, y=.60, visual=.61),
while the deep shadows actually get up to 0.05 units cool at 100%, which is
how cold my selenium silver prints get.

I've put this and some other new inks/inksets into the fader to see if we
really have something interesting here.

Paul
http://www.PaulRoark.com