Digital BW, The Print

Bill,

You wrote:

>... I have had almost no clogging problems in the two years
>or so that I have used MIS VM and other inks in my 1160 ...

I think some printers seal their heads better than others.  If that head is
not properly sealed when it is parked, there will be trouble.  Also, there
appear to be climate/humidity/elevation variables.

>... I would give a big thumbs up to the MIS VM ink set
>and Paul's curves method of making black and white prints.

I'm glad they are working for you.

> On the other hand, I have yet to see a glossy paper that
>accepts pigment inks without problems ...

The RC (glossy) paper-compatible VM inkset is in my 1160 as I write this.
It runs on the standard VM curves.  Because the base gray ink is a hair
warmer than the base MIS quad ink used in the old vm inkset, the standard
1160 NC curve prints near dead neutral on most papers.  Specifically, it's
0.01 unit cool on EEM, 0.01 unit warm on PhotoRag, dead neutral on Epson
Photo Paper, and 0.01 unit cool on Premium Luster.  Eclipse Satine prints
cold, but with the Medium Warm curve, it's dead neutral with the new VM (my
formula VM 3.5).

VM 3.5 has a slight (0.005 - 0.01) magenta bias, avoiding any hint of green
and having that "selenium" look that I and many others prefer.

The base inks are a combination of MIS UltraChrome clones and Epson Archival
black pigments -- no dyes. I've tested the MIS UC light black that is the
basic ink, and it tests out as good as the UC inks.

This new VM is an UltraChrome-class inkset that, like the UC inkset, will
print on RC papers if you use an appropriate black.  The Epson Archival
black is the top of the heap, in my view, but MIS has a pure-pigment UC
clone Photo black that also works fine and, I assume, will be much cheaper.

I have no idea if or when MIS will mix this ink.  E-mail MIS to find out.

Paul
http://www.PaulRoark.com