Digital BW, The Print

Steve wrote "Please oh please let them have decent
longevity..."

Will a group prayer help?

Shilesh


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Steve Kale 
<stevekale@b...> wrote:
>
> I have not done a K only curve but will be doing so in the coming 
days.  For
> the hue of the K, here's some numbers for you.  Calibration chart K 
ink line
> at 50% on HPR308:
> 
> Step 5: 78.0 0.1 -2.1
> Step 15: 52.5 -0.5 -2.9
> Step 25:  36.2 -0.6 -3.0
> Step 35: 25.8 -0.3 -2.7
> Step 45: 19.1 0.2 -2.3
> Step 55: 14.6 0.7 -1.9
> Step 65: 12.2 1.1 -1.7
> Step 75: 10.4 1.4 -1.4
> Step 85: 9.3 1.6 -1.5
> Step 95: 9.0 1.6 -1.4
> 
> Of course that's not linearised or anything and I would limit K at 
45% (and
> just boost to 50% if at all).  It gives you an idea of the hue 
though (paper
> white 97.5 0.7 -1.3).  Relatively cool which I personally don't 
like.
> 
> Like that dMax of 2.0?  These inks, while looking and feeling dry 
out of the
> printer, will drop two big figures of L* overnight and it seems 
like some
> more over another 24 hours. Please oh please let them have decent
> longevity...
> 
> 
> > From: Carl Schofield <scho@m...>
> > Reply-To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> > Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2006 12:36:01 -0500
> > To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> > Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Nanochrome BO printing?
> > 
> > Thanks Steve.  I don't know whether this will be a problem or not,
> > but I'll check.  If you have made any test BO prints with the
> > Nanochromes in your 2100 I'm curious to know how they look and 
what
> > dmax.  Is the Nanochrome black warm like the Epson and MIS PK?
> > 
> > Carl
> >
>