Digital BW, The Print

With my 2100 UT-FSN-C only yields a dMax of 1.67 on EPSG, whereas MIS PK
gets me to 2.0 (using QTR and no overlaps and 90% ink limit - I find QTR's
dither breaks down at 100% and there is little dMax diff between 95 and 90%
ink limits).


> From: Paul Roark <paul.roark@...>
> Reply-To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2005 16:46:17 -0800
> To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> Subject: RE: [Digital BW] Re: Glop, 1280, Epson driver, and QTR ;)
> 
> 
> Bruce,
> 
>> My bottles of the old style MIS FS inks are running out on my 1160.
> 
>> I am becoming intrigued by the idea of replacing them with a
>> tri-tone inkset and GLOP.
> 
>> Paul, or anyone else, would you have a suggestion as to which inks I
>> might load so that I can print with a black and two grey inks? The idea
>> is that I would be able to print on matte paper as well as glossy using
>> the GLOP. I know I may be sacrificing a little dottiness in the
>> highlights with the 3 ink approach, but I think I may still be happy
>> with it.
> 
>> I'll make my own QTR curves so it doesn't have to be a "standard"
>> combination of inks. I do like the color of the original FS inkset.
> 
> You might consider the UT-FSN-C and UT-FSN-M.  The 1160 has a modern
> variable dot on the color jets.  So, you don't need the FSN-Y anyway.  The
> Glop could then go in that spot.  The UT-FSN-C can generate a reasonably
> good dmax on glossy paper.
> 
> Let us know how it works if you go this way.
> 
> Paul
> www.PaulRoark.com