Digital BW, The Print

The idea was to get a more lightfast "carbon" ink in the yellow position to
replace the relatively weak yellow and reduce the total amount of color pigs
to a minimum, while still using the Epson driver and ABW mode printing.

 

You can use either MIS or OEM LK and LLK in the Yellow position to do this.
The OEM LLK and LK are more neutral than the MIS versions.  They are also
not pure carbon.  I'll have to fade test neutral prints to see which
combination is "best" overall for neutral printing.  (MIS B&W inks generally
have beat Epson pigment prints; not the case with the magenta ink, however.)
One obvious advantage to the MIS LK and LLK is that their greater warmth
gives the suggested combination the ability to print warmer prints, if that
is one of your goals.

 

The 2400 yellow can also be replaced by the MIS UT7 LC.  This is a carbon
ink that is slightly darker than the LLK, but it is close enough and works
well.

 

Be sure the chip on whatever cart you put in the yellow position is the one
meant for that position.

 

My overall guess as to the optimum combination for the 2400 would be K =
Epson PK, LK = MIS LK, LLK = MIS LLK, Y = MIS LLK or UT7 LC, C = either MIS
or Epson C, LC = either MIS or Epson LC, M = Epson M, LM = Epson LM.  With
this combination, and Crane Silver Rag, try the following driver settings:
media type = Premium Semigloss, RPM, High speed off, ABW settings include
Darker, Shadows -10, and the Lab color coordinates set to (-5, 14).  The
resulting ramp will match the monitor with Gray Gamma 2.2 color space.  This
makes one of the nicest prints I've ever seen.

 

Enjoy,

 

Paul

www.PaulRoark.com <http://www.paulroark.com/>  

 

 

 

 

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Subject: [Digital BW] Re: More lightfast 2400 prints -- carbon in the
Y-position

 

Hi All - it maybe a silly question, but when Paul says a second LLK
does that mean OEM LLK in the yellow position?

Thanks, John.

Paul Roark Wrote:

"The bottom line is that "Advanced B&W" mode printing works very well with
carbon ink in the yellow position. A second LLK (or MIS UT7 LC) works very
well, resulting in a very good ramp ("darker" and "Shadows - 10)."

 



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