Digital BW, The Print

> Paul wrote ...
> 	"Yes, the sliders should be useable.  That might give you enough
> control to deal with problems.  Not having used a C84, I can't be of much
> help here."
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> ... Not having any variable ink experience, what would be your educated
> guess on the effect of the three sliders?
> What I means is, knowing nothing about how other sliders work or what ink
> is in the three carts, I wouldn't know where to start or even guess at
> which one might affect shadows, which one might effect highlights. That
> sort of thing.
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> ... I assume that reducing saturation would cause the printer to spray
> less ink globally across the whole tonal range, across the whole print.
> Right?
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> I respect your hesitancy because it isn't something you've explored, and
> by all means wouldn't be the least affected if your 'guesses' didn't work
> out. But, as a digital darkroom newbie, I'm just trying to soak up as much
> knowledge and have as much fun experimenting as possible. So, just looking
> for a place to start. (I know, I should bite the bullet and get a 1280,
> but, in the meantime ....)
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> cheers,
> George 
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