Digital BW, The Print

Thanks for replying. I'll probably give the UT7 inks a try once I 
hear more details on their performance. 

Chris Hargens



 --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "edrudolpho" 
<erudolph@p...> wrote:
> Chris, I've been using the UT7 for about 10 days.  Before that I 
> was using BO Eboni on the 2200.  I won't opine on the quality of 
> the midtones, but I can tell you that I've had no clogs since 
> starting.  I probably have used the printer for at least one print 
> each day.
> 
> Ed Rudolph
> 
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Chris 
> Hargens" <chargens@s...> wrote:
> > Last week my new 2200 arrived and I've been printing BO with 
> Eboni. 
> > While the BO approach is just right for certain kinds of prints, 
I 
> > find that the dots are problem when rendering smooth skin 
> tones. I 
> > did a comparsion of BO and full color (metamerism and all) 
> and the BO 
> > won on crispness but the full-color approach easily one on 
> > smoothness -- with the BO print the dots noticeable enough to 
> > distract. Now I'm sure that my problem here was to some 
> extent 
> > aggravated by the fact that I was starting with a somewhat 
> grainy neg 
> > to begin with; even so, the full-color print had no problems with 
> > grain. BTW, I was printing at something 8" by 6". Anyway, I'm 
> now 
> > beginning to consider the UT7 inkset. However, I had many 
> problems 
> > with clogs with the UT2 set on the 1280. Further, I sometimes 
> noticed 
> > a certain flatness in the midtones -- not a problem with BO 
> printing. 
> > So what I'm asking for is experiences with UT7 as well as any 
> other 
> > suggestions on how to print continuous-toned negs that are 
> slightly 
> > grainy.
> > 
> > Chris Hargens