Digital BW, The Print

Paul,

Since MIS is not yet offering this inkset, and we don't know if they
ever will, is there any chance you would share the dilution formulae?
 I would be glad to try it out.

Regards.

Shilesh

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Roark"
<paul.roark@v...> wrote:
> 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