Digital BW, The Print

Seder, I began with MIS archival color inks in a 1200, used them also
briefly in the 3000 to make a few large color prints and then set up
the 3000 with a set of quads based on the Roark/MIS VM or variable
tone inks. I use these for most B&W work but sometimes remove the
toner and add a 3rd lighter gray in its place. The 3rd gray makes it
very similar to the FS or Full Spectrum inkset that MIS sells. I say
similar because it is a set I diluted the grays for myself and I
worked from a very early version of those inks described by Paul Rourk
as he designed them origonaly. I have a fair amount of that inkset
left and as soon as it has been used I will update the mix using the
most recent full carbon inks available from MIS.

I like the 3000 very much specificaly because it affords a very
respectable d'max on a couple of inexpensive papers I use.I can get in
the range of 1.8-1.9 on one matt paper I use when I drive the printer
from QTR. It looks very nice.

Those are the only inks I have used to date in the 3000 but I suspect
that it can use pretty much anything provided the quad tones are
properly diluted for it. Someone on one of these forums with a great
deal of experience with 3000's once commented that it could likely
print with, I believe the expression was, duck soup.

Regards
Duane


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "sedernb"
<sedernb@...> wrote:
>
> Hello Duane, 
> Thanks for the reply. Please let me know what inkset you are 
> presently using and if you have used any other inksets previously? 
> Seder
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "dlruckus" 
> <dlruckus@> wrote:
> >
> > Hello Seder.
> > I believe it is very viable for monochrome work. I am using one for
> > that purpose and also using QTR with it. With Quad tone properly set
> > up dots shouldn't be an issue. Larger prints would be best use for 
> it.
> > 
> > Regards
> > Duane
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "sedernb"
> > <sedernb@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hello, 
> > > Thank you in advance for any help that you can provide. I have 
> used QTR 
> > > with an Epson 2200 and I am very impressed. I know someone with 
> an 
> > > Epson 3000 that is just sitting around. I know that I could get 
> it for 
> > > free or for very little money. The owner did say that it exhibits 
> some 
> > > banding, but I am not sure to what degree or what the cause is. 
> > > Assuming that the 3000 is in good working order, is it still a 
> viable 
> > > quadtone printer if I were to get a quadtone inkset for it and 
> create 
> > > my own curves for QTR (I have Eye One Photo, so I have the 
> hardware to 
> > > create my own curves)? Or is the larger dot size (compared to 
> today's 
> > > pritners) too problematic? Any other issues with this setup? 
> Anybody 
> > > out there using such a setup? Again, any input would be greatly 
> > > appreciated. 
> > > Seder Burns
> > > Photo Education Department Head
> > > School of Art and Design
> > > Toledo Museum of Art
> > >
> >
>