Digital BW, The Print

> They are derived from the Ilford Archiva azo dyes, apparently very
> different animals than most dye inks, and best suited to gelatin
> coated papers. More info is here-
> http://www.lincolninks.com/
> I don't work for them, though I beta tested an early version. I think
> Campfire Dan has considerably more experience with
> them.
> Tyler

Yep -they are dye.  Only quad inks I've tried that really gets you close to
a silver-glossy look.  If there is any flaw it is the plethora of options in
ink selection - good for folks like me, problematic perhaps for those who
are overwhelmed with options.  I have used the tri-tone RGB method on the
1200 and my own special spectrophotometer-based RGB softproof method on the
3000 (posted at the Lincoln Inks and Papers website).  Very high Dmax (2.2
plus) with both printers and very subtle control of the range with the
softproof method and CMYK methods.  All in all if these inks hold up in the
longevity tests (and I really think they  will) and if a good gelatin or
polymer coated smooth matte paper is found to round out the paper options I
doubt I will ever go back to any of the pigment inksets.  Presuming of
course that I ever get over my habit of perpetual experimentation for the
sake of experimentation.

Campfiredan 
(aka Dan Culbertson)