Digital BW, The Print

In a message dated 11/12/2006 5:46:38 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
cj@... writes:

You have  touched on something that has flitted through my thoughts
several times  over the past few months.  Specifically, whether Epson
(or C. or HP),  assuming BW interest grows and they smell $, might
produce a dedicated BW  ink set for the K3 printers with an appropriate
ABW-type driver for  it.  Imagine an 8-ink set like this with an
additional gray

MK  - matte
PK - glossy
LK
LLK
LLLK
LC 
LM
SEPIA TONER (or  Glop?)

Or maybe warm/cool versions of the grays like UT-R2... or  something.

Not to get bogged down in specifics, just am wondering if  anyone
thinks this might happen.  After all, there was an entire  industry of
BW darkroom products and services for many years.  


This is why I'm trying the G Quad inset from Mediastreet. They offer MK,  PK, 
Cold dark gray, cold L gray, warm dark gray, warm L gray + surface optimizer  
for glossy papers. They use QTR for curves and you use the sliders for 
varying  tones. So far, I'm not happy with the ink lay down and the lack of 
smoothness in  the dots, but I just got it, and I'm playing with it. I'm wondering if 
IJC will  help.
 
Richard ( Brooklyn)


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