Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Carl Schofield 
<scho@m...> wrote:
>
> Greg,
> 
> Print settings were identical for prints made with Epson and MIS  
> inks.  I used 2880 (Photo RPM, HS un-checked) in both cases.  The  
> dmax difference is a real ink difference and not due to different  
> driver settings.
> 


Well if that photo RPM is the same as RPM on my CX6600, that should 
have given it plenty of dry time between passes. I only mention the 
BiD/UniD difference because I saw how much difference could be made, 
back when I was testing the pK from the Image Specialists Ultra Pro 
inks in my 9500. I have never gone back to that pK ink, so I can't 
really go into much more detail.

The other possibility might be that too much ink is going down. QTR 
might be of help if you want to check that aspect, but it seems more 
likely that this black is just weaker. I've read of 1 similar 
complaint from a person using the WeInk 9800 set, so that may not be 
an option either.

The one thing I can tell you is that with the Image Specialists 
UltraPro pK, my cx6600 gets better dmax than the Epson DuraBrite inks 
on Epson glossy amd Durabrite glossy. Of course the matte paper 
printing suffers, but I don't really care, all that pK is leftover, 
so it doesn't cost me anything for normal office type printing.