Digital BW, The Print

Dear Paul,

thank you very much for your info. I have read also the other email you
repost here. I use empty 2200 cartridges from MIS with their chips. So I
will buy empty one without chips and will swap chips, or I may buy with
chips as well I'll see what is the price difference.

I must say I am a bit confused with these MIS inks, there are so many
variation depends if it is from MISPRO, UT7, UT-3D, or color K4 set.
Aren'te actually all Ebony inks marked as K same? (talking about ink in
bottles not cartridges)
Doesn't same apply for photo black market as PK?

>>> Once you learn QTR, and it's not hard, the options are wide ranging.

One thing is not clear to me. How do I start how do I define which inks
to be used and so on. As I would have no starting curves for QTR RIP and
you are referring only to IJC profiles in your 4K+ pdf.

>> Can you tell me why do you like Epson LM?
> 
> It's more lightfast according to my tests.  It's the only position where
> Epson beats the MIS inks.

Does it effect DMAX in some way? I expect you can't buy Epson LM in
bottles so buying it in cartridges comes rather expensive. And I think I
print rather lot.

>> And about GLOP for mixing the other inks?
>> Is is same as base? I have some GLOP still available.
> 
> The newer Glop is the same as the glossy base, which MIS does not sell
> independently, I believe.  For matte paper, the older clear base is fine,
> but it bronzes badly on glossy papers.

So that means that mixed LLK+GLOP and LC+GLOP would reduce DMAX?
Or they wouldn't have effect as in dark black parts of a image they will
no be used (probably if I assume right).

> I've successfully used a mix of 4 parts distilled water
> to 3 parts glycerol.  It appeared to work well with as little bronzing as
> I've seen in a base.  That is another possibility that might be worth
> considering.

Hm, where you can get glycerol than? And would this be ok with 2100 or
2200 as well?



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richard vanek
www.piskoftak.com
www.richard-vanek.eu