Digital BW, The Print

Sunday, November 30, 2003, 2:46:07 AM, you wrote:

CJ> Hello Richard,

>>I'm anxiously awaiting Clayton's tests using Museum black from (Cone
>>Editions) in his 200 for BO prints. Supposedly this is even less warm
>>than Eboni. 

CJ> I tried the Museum Black and found it to be the same color as Eboni,
CJ> so there's no advantage in using it.\ufffd So much for that idea.\ufffd I don't
CJ> know why that other print looked cooler - maybe because it was from a
CJ> 7500 or something...

Hello Clayton,

Thanks for sharing your results.  Oh well, it's not as if I'm
dissatisfied in any way with the Eboni black, just was hoping for a
cooler or more neutral alternative as well.  Have you tried the
Septone black for BO, or know if that's any cooler?

CJ> It looks like our choices are Eboni and Matte Black.\ufffd The Matte makes
CJ> a very pretty image if you want a warm print, and it's Dmax seems as
CJ> good as Eboni, so I think we have two good options.\ufffd Eboni seems to be
CJ> as cool as we're going to get and I agree, it really is pretty.

CJ> With the better resolution from the 2200 I'm getting the best prints
CJ> ever.\ufffd I'm a happy camper.

The Matte black is nice too but too warm for what I want usually. For
warm prints I might actually consider using MIS FS-N black (I think FS
and FS-N black are the same, no?). Although it would take some time to
warm up I am finding some images I printed not too long ago warming to
a very pleasing tone with this ink. It's not immediate and would have
to mostly be for personal use but may be an alternative as well.

Regards,

Richard