Digital BW, The Print

Hi Alan,
I do think the comments about ink viscosity are valid. Epson creates 
different drivers for pigs and dyes ?

I have spent a most frustrating weekend trying to get a group of 8x10s 
printed. When I consider the hours days and years spent tweaking 
curves to reduce metamerism, posterization and finding inksets that 
don't band too much and papers that work, I am wondering if it would 
not just be easier to give up and 'smell the hypo' ...

Cheers,
Alex


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Alan Zinn 
<AZinn@n...> wrote:
> At 06:43 PM 11/2/03 +0000, you wrote:
> >Some interesting 'unbiased' info ...
> >http://www.weink.com/ecom/support/technotes/tsn16.htm
> >
> >additionally from the same site :
> >
> >Use the appropriate type of ink. Epson printers use a micro-Piezo
> >droplet formation printhead and need ink of specific surface 
tension
> >and viscosity to allow proper droplet formation. using the wrong 
type
> >of ink can produce poor quality prints due to poor replenishment
> >rates, commonly seen as banding or drop-outs in your prints or poor
> >color match.
> >
> >
> >Best,
> >Alex
> 
> Alex,
> Wow!  There must be some contrary, real-world  opinions about 
> this.  Pigment inks don't work - don't use them - they just ruin 
printers???
> 
> AZ
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