Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Carl Schofield 
<scho@m...> wrote:
> Any word from MIS on releasing the new UC k3 equivalent inks for 
the  
> 2400 and 4800 printers?  That 2400 is getting to be expensive to 
run  
> with Epson inks.
> 
> Carl
> On Sep 26, 2005, at 2:48 PM, Clayton Jones wrote:
> 
> > Hello All,
> >
> > Seems that there can be differences in K3 production batches.  
In the
> > midst of working up an image and making test prints (2400) I had 
to
> > replace three inks: MK, LK and LM.  The next print had a magenta 
tinge
> > that wasn't there before, so the new LM must have been stronger.
> >
> > I was using 6h/-6v on Aurora Art.  Changing it to 5h/-6v brought 
it
> > back close to the previous color.  By "close" I mean that I 
couldn't
> > get an exact match to the previous print (5h was not quite 
enough but
> > 4h was too much).  So the first point here is that ink 
differences can
> > be finer in gradation than the system allows us to compensate 
for.
> >
> > I think these differences are to be expected.  I have found
> > differences among Eboni batches, and differences in tone, 
contrast and
> > density among different paper batches.  So the second point is 
that
> > these ABW settings may have to be revised from time to time - 
they
> > aren't carved in stone.
> >
> > I think the greater lesson from all this is that even though we 
are
> > working with computers and digitized images we can't expect that 
a
> > print we make today will look exactly one we made a year ago.  
This is
> > not a new thought but it doesn't hurt to mention it now and then.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Clayton
> >
> >
> > Info on black and white digital printing at
> > http://www.cjcom.net/digiprnarts.htm

According to PC Photo Mag, Epson's K3 inks for the 2400 cost $500+ 
for a complete set.  Is this cost correct?  Is it per gallon?  Only 
kidding!

Al 
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