Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, 
"baduerr" <bradduerr@e...> wrote:
> I have been using MIS's original VM inks on a 1160 and 99% of 
the 
> time I use the neutral curve.  The resulting prints are nice but 
> seems to lack the drama that I was able to achieve in the wet 
> darkroom.  I am wondering if another inkset would give the 
result 
> that I am looking for, namely deep netural blacks and punch 
(what 
> ever that means).  
> 
> I'm considering MIS's utra-tones, FS-N, or one of Cone's 
inksets.  I 
> don't need the tone options of the utra-tones but am more 
intrested 
> in a neutral to cool inkset.  Also, I don't want to go through the 
> expense of purchasing special printer drives just to find out 
later 
> that I don't like the result.  Lately, I have been using QuadTone 
> Rip 2.0 with very good result.
> 
> Could I use QuadTone Rip with the Cone inks? 

What inks to use is certainly hard to decide without trying them. 
I can answer that QuadToneRIP will work with any inks
including Cone's but you will have to work on calibrating each
variation.

Roy
 
> 
> I guess my basic question is:  
> 
> "Ignoring the issues of print drivers,long term print fading, or 
the 
> need to vary tone, which inkset will produce deep neutral, or 
> slighlty cool, blacks (on EAM)."
> 
> I know that a lot of you have already faced the inkset issue so I 
> would like tap into your experiences and knowledge.  
> 
> Thanks, Brad