Digital BW, The Print

Arguably you can get the jump on us 4800 owners because you can run the new
inks with QTR now in your 4000.  I would be keen to hear what the three Ks
look like printed as separate step wedges.


> From: Carl Schofield <scho@...>
> Reply-To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2005 18:28:39 -0400
> To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Re: 4800 v. UT7 1600 dpi scans
> 
> If the density of the Epson LK3 is the same or even close to the
> original UC LK I will try it in my 4000.  I'm not happy with the MIS
> UT7 LK that I've been using in my 4000 because I've been getting hue
> shifts (towards yellow) when printing for neutral and I have to add
> LM and LC to get neutrality.  The whole point of switching to the UT7
> LK was to avoid toning with the cyan and magenta inks, but It doesn't
> work.  Using a 50:50 mix of UT7 LC and LM position grays gets me a
> more neutral composite gray in my 2200 and I may try this as well in
> the 4000 if the LK3 doesn't work.  I would also like to have a
> MATCHED, NEUTRAL K and LK  for use in the 4000, but it looks like
> this will require a "roll your own " approach as the stock inks don't
> cut it.
> 
> Carl