Digital BW, The Print

Paul- (thanks, Mike)

I know you have commented on the 1280 before as being a little 
smoother and less sharp than an 1160 with VM, but I was questioning 
whether there really were 6 different inks (I know there are 6 
bottles, but I wondered if they had 2 that were duplicates how that 
really made things smoother)...obviously it makes sense for VM from 
what you say since there is that toner ((does that mean there are 4 
colors, one dupe of one of the colors and the toner?))).

Do you know if the straight MIS quads and/or piezo really only use 
four colors in the six bottles? I'm wondering if that could really 
make any difference in the printing???

Thanks,

Tom O'Connell
( from 24 degree Sausalito <g>)


-- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "Paul Roark" 
<paul.roark@v...> wrote:
> Tom,
> 
> <michael.kravit@w...> wrote:
> >> Six color Piezo uses 4 tones including black. Magenta and Photo
> >>magenta are the same. Cyan and Photo Cyan are the same.
> 
> You wrote:
> 
> >I've read this a few times and it just hit me... Does this mean 
there
> >is no logical reason to switch from 4 color to 6 color?
> 
> For Piezo, there is no reason to go to the 6 ink printer in terms of
> smoothness, as far as I can see.
> 
> >I've heard
> >that some of the 1280 prints, especially were measurably more 
smooth
> >than the 1160?
> 
> This is true with the MIS VM inkset.  It's mostly the blue toner 
dots that
> some see in the 1160 highlights.  At normal viewing distance I 
don't notice
> it, but some appear to.  With the 6-ink printers the magenta 
position is
> used for the toner, so there is a very light, low-gamut blue toner 
in the
> highlights that I don't think anyone can see.
> 
> Paul
> http://www.PaulRoark.com