Digital BW, The Print

> Among the neutral-cool dark gray inks, FSN-C is the least magenta 
cast.
> (There is none of the old magenta in these mixes, and I hate to say 
it's
> "green.")  It has the same ratio of color pigments as the UT7 LK-N.
> 
> If you were into mixing inks, you could use these to mix the other 
grays.
> 
> On the other hand, you might find that one of these in a printer 
might give
> you the control you need.


 are you referring to Ultratone FSN-C?

 the CLOSEST i have gotten to eliminating that magenta cast was using 
the following in my 1280....(all ultratone inks)
Pk, FSN-C, FSN-M, FSN-C, EZN, & MIS GP Archival Light Cyan (actual 
light cyan). this gave me a coolish print, with still a "hit" of 
magenta/coolish tone in the darker areas. for some subjects, it was 
quite pleasing, but if prefer just a neutral print every day.

 right now i've switched to the 2200, and also have IJC.(so i 
wouldn't HAVE to use 5 shades of gray, i can cut off any of the 
inkjets i don't need). i was just curious if there were any better 
options as i'm still having the same problem with the OEM inks, but 
can achieve the same "tone" as using MIS inks. it is slightly less 
smooth in the highlights (but on the wall you'd never know). i can't 
speak for the longevity of the prints relative to ones done with the 
MIS inks.

 do you see at this point in time, any better options than the above 
mixture i listed to eliminate that awful magenta cast?
 would the Ultratone FS (not the neutral version) be a more viable 
option on Semi-Gloss/Luster? i haven't tried those yet.

 thanks for the help, it's always appreciated