Digital BW, The Print

Your right Greg the MK is the same ink, I forgot and dont' have K3
yet. I was refering more to the color inks. The scratching is a lot
worse too with K2 on the glossy papers. They were super tender. I
think Tyler is right, the Hahnemhle coatings have improved though.

John

> 
> If K3 is more durable, then K2 should be the same, it's exactly the 
> same matte black ink (strictly looking at black durability). Now if 
> they are mixing cyan and magenta with the black, then that might 
> account for the increased resistance to damage. The Image Specialists 
> UltraPro matte black is also much better than the old Mediastreet G4 
> inks. Sorry I can't compare to Epson inks, I haven't used OEM inks in 
> so long...
>