Digital BW, The Print

On 6 Nov 2004 at 4:17, Lynn wrote:

> To Lee:  in this part of your message (see quote below), I got 
> confused. What is different about the inks you're using compared to the 
> EZ-Warm set the MIS sells ?

I'm using a regular EZ set, but in the Yellow position, I'm using an 
EZ-W "yellow" cart to get a tone somewhere between the EZ and EZ-W 
sets.  If you haven't read Paul's notes on the EZ inks, go to 
http://tinyurl.com/4mny8 which is where I got that idea:

"Of course, the neat trick of putting a warm cart in the Y spot for 
slightly warm and M spot for medium warm tones is a neat trick that 
should be promoted."

> To All: The only thing I wasn't sure of with either EZ set was whether 
> that second ink is pure carbon pigment like the black ink in the set.

Per Paul's reply to my post, the EZ-W is all carbon.  I believe the 
regular EZ ink is carbon plus small amounts of dye to cool the tone.  


> The C84 or C86 with EZ-warm carbon inks is one of the things I'm 
> planning to buy for dedicated B&W on watercolor type paper. I'm still 
> not settled on a color printer yet. Small though it is (up to 8.5x11 - 
> I can't find anything equivalent to it for b&w  elsewhere - I wish the 
> manufacturers would release these various excellent small printers in 
> larger format very soon.

I wouldn't count on it, but it would be neat if there were a larger-
format printer of similar quality that only used 4 inks.  The name 
"EZ" for these inks is appropriate.  I think it gives me less to 
worry about as I'm learning the whole digital thing!  I'll probably 
end up getting the 1280 or 2200 anyway so I can do BO and color with 
the same printer.  

Have fun!

Lee


-- 
Lee Hiers, AA4GA
Cornelia, Georgia

"Have Dobro Will Travel"