Digital BW, The Print

On Tue, Aug 30, 2005 at 01:28:01PM -0700, Paul Roark wrote:
> 
> If you have no interest in matte paper, then I'd put MIS PKN (neutral photo
> black) in the K position.  It gets a better dmax than the standard PK, and
> it also avoids the warm cross-over that occurs if pure carbon is used as a
> black ink.

Is this good advice for a 1280/UT2 user too?

I have Eboni loaded, but I find I like the look of Ilford Smooth
Pearl a lot better than that of EEM.  (I haven't opened my package
of HPR yet, because I'm told it looks like EEM.)  So am I better off
using PK -- or PKN?  I notice PKN isn't listed here:
<http://www.inksupply.com/ut2-1280.cfm#ubi>

Will I get better prints (in terms of looks or longevity) on ISP
if I replace sepia with GLOP?

If I do go for PKN and/or GLOP, will I need to make my own curves?

How are neutral 1280/UT2 prints on ISP likely to change over time?
I'm not asking for hard quantitative data, just something brief I can
say to someone interested in buying a print.

Thanks in advance.

-- 
 Ben Rosengart                                          ben@...
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