Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Clayton Jones" 
<cj@...> wrote:
>
> Hello Andy,
> 
> Lots of things to cover here...
> 
> >I recall when many people were saying the 2200 marked the 
> >arrival of true B&W right out of the box.
> 
> Those must have been early statements based on it being the first 
oem
> pigment ink set with MK/PK and LK.  But as we all know, it's not a
> good out-of-the-box BW solution.  As for the other things:
> 
> - K3 has better longevity
> 
> - K3 has LLK
> 
> - K3 has little if any metamerism
> 
> - K3 printers have the built in ABW driver which makes excellent
> out-of-the-box BW without a 3rd party RIP, and can be used with a 
RIP
> if different results are desired.
> 
> - On glossy papers K3 has greatly reduced gloss diff and bronzing
> 
> - On matte papers there is not as big a difference in appearance of
> final prints (compared to UC with RIP), but still better longevity.
> 
> - If using MIS inks + RIP instead of K3 then the above advantages
> compared to 2200/MIS/RIP are reduced.  However, the MIS K4 inks 
can be
> used with the ABW driver, so there is still some advantage there if
> you want to use it that way.
> 
> - K3 inks work beautifully with the new Silver Rag type papers (and
> MIS K4 too, I think), but I don't think the UC or UT7 inks do well
> there.  So if you like those new papers...
> 
> - Finally, from my own experience after several years with an 870 
and
> a 2200 with a variety of inks and techniques, using a 2400 with K3 
and
> ABW is a dream machine and has totally changed my printing life.  
It's
> a huge improvement as it comes, and can only get better if you are
> willing to tinker with additional inks/RIPs/curves, etc.  I can't
> recommend a 2400 highly enough, but as Walt said, check out the new
> 3800 before
> deciding.  Article #9 at the link below outlines a simple and
> effective K3/ABW workflow.
> 
> I hope this sums it up well.  Someone please jump in here if I 
missed
> something.

I didn't see the link info to the workflow that you mentioned.  Can 
you re-post that link?  Thanks.

Steve
>