Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "kenstrain2000" 
<kenstrain2000@y...> wrote:
>
> I think I can answer part of this question.  At the moment, or at
> least in the recent past, the situation seems to be a mess.  I have
> some new FS-N inks that are astonishingly good on microceramic gloss
> papers.  At the same time I got some PK which is the same old stuff
> (not bad but definitely not changed).
> 
> It took me a while to figure out that I would get much better 
results
> by leaving the PK aside and filling the black cartridge on my 1270
> with the FS-N C ink (measured denser and better gloss).  

 
so do i understand this correctly? you are using FS/FSN-Cyan in place 
of PK/PKN?

you getting better results? is this with the density of the %100 
patch, or just in terms of the bronzing in the darker areas?  (or 
both)

i tried FSN-C (K position) in my 1280 when i still had it with no 
luck, this was with when UT FSN was first offered.
do you feel it's worth a try on my 2200?

side note (if it matters) ... i've been using PKN (K position) and 
FSN-C (in light K position). both are more neutral than the PK & 
light PK, and the FSN-C is around the same density as the light K. 
that also means i end up with only 4 inks (PKN/C-C/M-C/M-Y) as 
opposed to 6-7. i feel the prints are just as smooth as when trying 
to use 6-7 different inks, but i'm only interested in a neutral print 
for everything i do.


thanks for the input
evanj