Digital BW, The Print

Steve,

>...I'm still getting much more use out of the 7500 with UT-
>1, so I'm considering  selling the 7600 and getting the new 24" HP 
>with the 70+ yr dye inks for the color display prints my  commercial 
>clients like. Perhaps when  MIS finds a source for an equivalent dye 
>ink?

My impression is that the relatively long fade resistance dyes can now get
is due largely to the swellable papers.  I tested the HP grayscale inks on
several versions of the swellable papers, and they were about the same and
not bad, but not close to UT pigments.

>> So, the combination that looks the best to me with the C86 is UC 
>>PK with MIS

>Is the UC PK the same ink as the Durabright K, or are you refilling? 

PK is not the same as the DuraBrite black.  That one is a hybrid pigment-dye
"universal" ink.  I'm filling the new C86 empty carts with UC PK from a 7600
PK cart.

>Also, is the C-86 doing a better job than the C-82 you started the 
>EZ-BW set with? 

Yes, I think they are improving the breed.  The resolution keeps going up
and the dmax is better.

Paul
www.PaulRoark.com