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Re: FS ink density compared to Piezo

2001-11-18 by Michael J. Kravit

PAUL,

In comparing the MIS FS inks on the 7000 with a CFS and the Piezo 
inks run through carts, the densities appear to be very similar. I 
printed out the 21 setp tablet using the PiezoBW24 Rip and compared 
it with the Piezo wedge.  WIth the exception of a slighter more 
neutral color of the FS inks, the patched appeared to be very 
sililar. The curve of the MIS FS inks is just a bit more linear which 
is a good thing as I always felt that the Piezo inks were designed to 
compress the shadow densities.

I printed a set of 6 very soft high key Calla Lilly images this 
weekend and compared them to the Piezo prints of the same images. The 
result was very similar with a slight edge in detail to the MIS FS 
inks.

If Bob could produce these inks with just a slightly more neutral 
tone I think that they would be a huge success.

Mike

Michael J. Kravit, AIA
Architect/Photgrapher

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "Paul Roark" 
<paul.roark@v...> wrote:
> For those who have used both Piezo and MIS FS inks, how would you 
compare
> the density of the prints.  Are the FS prints about the same
> density/darkness as the Piezo prints, somewhat lighter, or darker?
> 
> Paul
> http://www.PaulRoark.com

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