Digital BW, The Print

John,

> My 1280's CFS ... I'm trashing it for the spongeless
> carts. I'm using the UT 2 inkset using both QTR and Paul's curves but
> since I don't print much
> Sepia I was thinking of replacing with a lighter "highlight" gray ink and
> have QTR take care of it. 

Yes, that is a good way to get totally smooth highlights.

> But I'm not sure which ink one I should use?
> 
> I'm guessing below...which one or is there another I'm missing?
> 
> From the UT FS 1160 ink set....UTFS-4-Y ULTRATONE FS B&W INK - YELLOW
> POSITION

Yes, the UT-FS-Y is what I recommend.  It's medium warm, but the paper tone
controls the highlights, so it works well.  

> 
> From the UT7 2200 ink set....UT7-4-LC Light Cyan Position - LC (light
> gray)

The UT7-LC is a light, pure carbon ink that is warmer and denser than the
UT-FS-Y.  The UT7-LC also works well, including with the driver sliders, but
it is the same density as the UT2-LM -- in fact, it's the same ink.

I've used them both.  On some papers the FS-Y gives smoother results if the
print is inspected very close up.  On others, I can't see any difference.
For printing with the Epson driver with only the sliders, the UT7-LC or
UT2-LM might be slightly better in that the ramp will be a bit closer to the
usual target.

Paul
www.PaulRoark.com