Digital BW, The Print

Of course something like a K7 that would do it would be much much
preferable, but for now 
> here we are. And of course, more severe toning requires color ink.
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> Tyler
> www.custom-digital.com
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Yes. That is what I am waiting for before even going down the K3 road.
Jon said he is working on a K7 for glossy media. I do hope it happens
before the fall. Now that would be spectacular. With the new machines
it may even be a K8  :-).

I wouldn't be concerned about using the cyan channels of the Epson K3
to neutralize the carbon though, the cyan is very stable from what
I've read, and as long as you avoid yellow and a lot of light magenta
you should be in pretty good shape for longevity.

In my brief tests with ABW mode I didn't see any "color dots" on Crane
Silver Rag. I thought right out of the box it did quite well. But a
dedicated monochrome set for glossy is what what we're headed for
eventually. Someone will certainly do it. 

As to that lawsuit, Epson got what they deserved. I just finished four
big prints that envolved a lot of yellow and my yellow light was
flashing the whole time. I used to change early because I was always
afraid of air in the lines or a large wrecked print. Their scheme
worked on me and countless others. I don't think $45.00 or whatever it
is would cover it. As usual the lawyers win. I hope Epson learned
their lesson on that one.

John





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