Digital BW, The Print

Thank you Bill for that detailed report on K7. If it is working this
well for you in the small head 2200 machine, I can only imagine that a
carefully linearized 24" or 44" machine will be capable of producing
first class, very smooth work. This is really what I've wanted for
about 7 years now, a totally neutral set that can be altered by media
selection.

There have been so few detailed reports of this inkset that I was
beginning to wonder what was going on. Do you like the dmax? 

Where do you teach?

By the way, do you know Lawrence McFarland who is on the faculty of
the UT photo program? I knew him years ago in Tucson and I own a
couple of his best silver prints from that era. Apparently he is doing
digital now as he had a Howtek scanner like mine. Never though I'd see
the day.... If you know him please say hello and tell him its his
fault that Texans are taking over the country.

Regards,

John Dean
Atlanta


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, BKPhoto@a... wrote:
> Clayton-
> 
> So far, my experience with K7 (using a 2200 and the latest QTR) has 
> been very positive. I've worked off the OEM path for many years 
> (including black ink only, thanks Clayton!) and, for the past several 
> years have been doing the majority of my printing with a 7600/UC 
> inks/ColorBurst RIP set-up. I teach digital imaging and printing, so I 
> try to stay as current as time and money will allow.
> 
> I'm using the Cone profiles and am achieving a very good 
> print-to-display match by opening legacy grayscale files without color 
> management in Photoshop, then assigning Roy's Gray-matt profile to the 
> image for processing. I then converting the profile to Gamma 2.2 as the 
> last step before sending the file to the printer through QTR. I'm not 
> sure about this workflow--a kind of faux soft proofing--but it is 
> working nicely. I haven't yet bothered to tinker with or build custom 
> profiles because the results are too good to mess with. Will do this, 
> though, when I have the time; I want to try the inks on papers not 
> supported by Cone.
> 
> The K7 prints have exceptionally smooth tonality with excellent local 
> contrast (an issue near and dear to my heart). And I do like the subtle 
> but aesthetically important shifts in image tint that occurs by 
> printing on different paper stock. In short, I'm impressed enough to 
> have decided to use the inks for a couple of important projects. My 
> studio partner, Scott King, and I are considering converting our 7600 
> to K7 and purchasing a 7800. By the way, I've also been working with a 
> 4800 and the ABW mode is a milestone; it has provided our students with 
> a genuine OEM grayscale printing solution.
> 
> Working with pigment ink sure has come a long way. I've always been 
> found of Cone's inks and its a smart move for him to see the utility of 
> Roy's RIP. When time allows, I'm looking forward to using the 
> ColorBurst RIP and Bowhaus with these inks.
> 
> Let me know if there are any specific questions and I'll do my best to 
> provide feedback. I'm deeply appreciative to the contributions of many 
> people on this list; if there is anything I can help with, I'm happy to 
> do so.
> 
> Guess I'll buy the Niagara III from Inkjetmall. Don't understand why 
> these kits are so expensive.
> 
> Bill Kennedy
> Austin, Texas
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Clayton Jones <cj@c...>
> To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Wed, 05 Oct 2005 22:19:28 -0000
> Subject: [Digital BW] Re: question about CFS systems - K7?
> 
>    Hello Bill,
> 
> >I'm using Cone's K7 inks in the 2200 at my studio, which is a
> >good fit for several projects
> 
> Can you give us a report on your experiences and impressions of K7?
> User reports have been scarce here.  Many thanks.
> 
> 
> Regards,
> Clayton
> 
> 
> Info on black and white digital printing at
> http://www.cjcom.net/digiprnarts.htm
> 
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