Digital BW, The Print

Frank,

You wrote:

>...  I appreciate the VM system, but hardly ever use the cool choices.
>...I would be much happier
>with that fourth cartridge filled with a warming pigment.

That seems to be the reaction of a lot of people -- I think myself included.
The very cold tones were an interesting novelty, but I think most have
gravitated to neutral or warm tones.  I'm getting very positive results and
comments from the sepia-tone prints I'm starting to experiment with.

So, the sepia-to-neutral range seems like it is going to cover a very useful
range.  Frankly, the MIS VM was an easy way to get a cool/neutral print, and
there are some who really like the very cold tones.  I think there is room
for two versions of the system.  This sepia-neutral range is much more work
to mix, and MIS doesn't want its inventory to get out of control.  However,
I think they'll pre-mix it.

So, I'd say in a couple of weeks it should be out.  I've given MIS what I
believe is the final formula for the sepia-to-neutral inkset, but I suspect
they'll wait until I can do some final testing.

Paul
http://www.PaulRoark.com