Digital BW, The Print

Michael,

Eboni is less warm but UC MK is a bit darker.  In most printers I've had I
preferred the relatively cooler Eboni.  Even though the X-Rite says the UC
MK is slightly darker, the Eboni looked darker.

However, in some recent 4000 test strips I've seen, the differences in
darkness/dmax are more serious -- in fact, dramatic.  With both the 7600 and
then more so with the 4000, the Eboni dmax I'm seeing is slipping.  The
smaller dot size, perhaps with some other differences, seems to be working
against Eboni and the MIS PK also.  It's odd that in the C86 the UC PK is
darker than the MIS PK on Premium Semimatte, but in the 7500 the MIS PK does
better than the UC PK.  But, back to the UC Matte Black, in some 4000 test
strips I've seen the UC MK has such a better dmax that it would be a serious
contender for me in that printer even despite it's higher price.  I'm just
speculating that the 7600 may be close to the same as the 4000 in this
respect.

Paul
www.PaulRoark.com 
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-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Gordon [mailto:michael_gordon@...] 
Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2004 9:06 AM
To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Digital BW] Eboni Black vs. Ultrachrome MK



I print with an Epson 7600 using QTR. I'm hoping to sometime soon 
acquire a second printer for my color work, thus allowing me to 
convert my 7600 to a dedicated b/w printer with the UT7 inkset. In 
the meantime, I swap back and forth between Epson PK and MK. Is there 
a distinct visual advantage between MK and Eboni black, or is it only 
measurable? 

Thanks for your answers.

Michael 
www.mgordonphotography.com






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