Digital BW, The Print

Hello Paul

> Eboni also has a better dmax on a number of papers.

I found the following on the MIS website and was wondering if the Eboni referred to is 
the same as the Eboni included with the UltraTone inkset ?

Early this year (2003) a new blacker pigment became available, via our pigment 
supplier.  We used it to create a new black ink to replace the Double Density and VM/
FS black inks.  This new ink is a pure carbon pigment ink, like the others, but it has 
fantastic fade resistance and will not shift.  After 600 hours in the Miami Sun (our test 
chamber) there was no measurable change in density or and the Delta-E was zero, ie, 
no shifting.  We code named this new black Eboni. It's estimated life in Wilhelm years 
is well over 100.         

        As of March 1, 2003,  Eboni has taken the place of the Double Density, VM & FS 
black inks.  We have not changed part numbers or prices, but this is what you will 
now get when you order VM, VMS, FS, FSN or Double Density Black. It has the same 
Dmax, 1.72 as the other inks and will not effect profiles or workflow  curves.  It is the 
best black ink we have ever  made and it is superior to Cone's Museum Black.  It is 
also what we use in our PG and 7600 Archival inks as the Matte Black.  The older co-
solvent based black is no longer available.         

> 
> I also like the UT tones better.  For example, the VM "NC" curves were a bit
> on the cool side to anticipate the warming of the inks.  As such, they are
> actually a little colder than I like.  The UT inkset was mixed so that the
> "nc" curve gives a tone that matches my lightly-selenium-toned silver
> prints.
> 
> Paul
> http://www.PaulRoark.com