Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., sdmey4@a... wrote:

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>  
>  Martin
>   >>
> As of a week ago, I solved my weak black problem, MIS inks on the 
7000, With 
> Tylers help! We started with  making new curves!  I installed MIS 
Full 
> Spectrum Black And at this point I'm satisfied with the black. 
Previously I 
> had the VM Hex black installed. It is unknown if the VM black was 
mislabeled 
> But the Full spectrum black measures almost a 5% increase in 
density. 

Steve,

Glad to hear you got that end of it sorted out.

> This is 
> still a little shy of the Piezo black from my 3000 but very close. 
I have not 
> seen any better output than a good 3000 Piezo system can produce, 
including 
> the 7000.

A number of people have mentioned that 3000 is still the champ in 
terms of the amount of ink that it can lay down compared to the newer 
printers including the 7000 and 9000. Do you think this is a factor?
 
> Now I'm just making a variety of prints to evaluate the overall 
tone of the 
> MIS inks in comparison to Piezo. The tone of MIS standard vs. piezo 
is quite 
> different, I am printing on Royal Plush. Jazz and Sumerset E. I've 
started a 
> window test with MIS and Piezo prints side by side in hopes that 
that will 
> help me decided if I want to bother with these inks. I am a happy 
Piezo user 
> and this whole exploration Back to MIS has been stressful, I used 
MIS Quads 
> inks in 1999. As far as output! Piezo is my choice. I've looked at 
prints 
> with a loupe for many hours (something I don't usually do). Without 
any 
> scientific evidence, My opinion is that that Piezo inks and 
software are the 
> higher quality inks and software.

In comparing the Piezo and MIS print quality, does print size 
contribute? Is there a bigger quality difference in large prints 
compared to small prints?

> I do like the MIS inks on Sumerset E but find the tone On Jazz and 
Plush kind 
> of an odd neutral. I'am going to wait another month or so and see 
what kind 
> of tone shifting I get With these MIS inks. I am getting nice 
prints from my 
> 7000 now which is a lot more fun  than testing.

You've got that right!!

> I have a thing for big 
> prints, so I'am playing with Scanner printer limits at this point. 
as far as 
> size.

Please keep us posted on how it all goes.

Thanks,
Martin