Digital BW, The Print

Carl,

I would really like to try the 3PK approach using your curves.

I already have my R1800 with 3MK so I have room for 3 PK carts. Just
to test it do you think it would be feasible to use 3 OEM PK carts by
switching the C R B chips from other empty OEMs I have? And by cutting
the plastic positioning "prongs" on the PK OEM carts?

Has anyone redirected the use of OEM in this way before?

Many thanks,

Denis

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Carl Schofield
<list@...> wrote:
>
> Not any more John.  Best small format B&W prints I've ever made on RC  
> (and the new fiber papers) have been with the Epson R1800 using Paul  
> Roark's 3-MK workflow, but subsituting the new MIS neutral PK (part#  
> RCNTL-4-PKN).  These "3-PKN" prints have that luminous BO quality,  
> but without the "grain".   Very smooth highlights and midtones.  QTR  
> R1800 3-PKN profiles for use with luster papers (Red River UltraPro  
> Satin 2.0 and IJA Microceramic Luster) available here:
> http://homepage.mac.com/scho/.Public/R1800_3PKN.zip
> 
> Carl Schofield
> 
> On Nov 14, 2007, at 9:13 AM, john kelly wrote:
> 
> > Black Only is limited by print size. The smaller, the
> > worser. I suspect the main reasons for Black Only are
> > minimal learning curve and bogus film grain (good for
> > digicams). ...snip
>