Digital BW, The Print

>  I suspect you won't reach that gamut, dmax, or transperency
> with Ultrachromes.

When I switched from Archiva dye inks (which I found out weren't so 
archiva, after all) to Generations, I expected to have to make an 
adjustment, and accept that the inks would be all dull or something.  
To my amazement, I thought the Generations looked great. When I got the 
7600 with the Ultrachromes, I expected to see some sort of major 
improvements on the Generations.  I didn't.  The inks looked ok, but I 
found myself comparing UC prints to my old Generations 1160 prints to 
see if they measured up.  They were ok, especially when factoring in 
that much bigger prints could be made.  But a vast improvement?  No.  
An improvement at all?  Couldn't prove it by me.

> Color pigments have always looked more opaque on
> paper to me, not a bad thing, but a different thing.

Right.

> I also think Fotonic prints will last a good long time. Jan has been
> reputably exhibiting them since long before this list even exhisted.
> AND, that new paper you mentioned that we are all waiting to see, will
> no doubt favor dye inks.

Yes, that's what it's intended for, according to Lyson.

> I'd just hate to be the guy that recommends to you that you should be
> the bleeding edge guy yet again with 3rd parties in your 7600.

I understand, and wouldn't ask you for one.  But I would think that dye 
inks would inherently have not the same clogging problems going through 
heads that pigments do.  Am I wrong about that?

James


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