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Re: Are the EZ B&W Ultratone CMY inks all the same?

2007-06-04 by mkirschner

> From something I read on Paul Roark's site, I got the impression that
> the cyan, magenta and yellow inks are all the same density in the EZ
> B&W set (the only difference being the chip on the catridge for the
> various color positions).  Is that correct?

Yes, the C, M, and Y "EZ-Warm" inks themselves are identical, as are
the C, M, Y "EZ-Neutral" inks. 

Unfortunately MIS doesn't advertise that fact, and I learned it after
getting a set of "kit" inks.

FYI Here's what I've settled for my own needs with my C86:

K - Eboni for matte papers, Photo Black for glossy papers (I swap
cartridges).
C - CMY EZ-Neutral for matte and glossy
M - CMY EZ-Neutral for matte and glossy
Y - CMY EZ-Warm for matte and glossy

That boils down to four bottles of ink: Eboni, Photo Black, EZ-Neutral
(C, M, or Y), and EZ-Warm (C, M, or Y). I swap the K position
cartridge depending on matte versus glossy and leave everything else
constant.

Putting warm in the yellow position is recommended by Paul Roark to
correct for a tendency toward coolness on matte (if I remember
correctly) papers. On glossy papers, EZ-W/Yellow position gives a very
slight warmth that's very pleasing, at least to my eye.

Good luck. It should be lots of fun.

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