Digital BW, The Print

Joost, 

as I'm new to all this... wish I knew what you mean with so many shorts.
Maybe someone could help me get what those shorts mean

thanks 
Pablo


j.h.j.h@... wrote:

> As i'm still happy with my 2100/ut3D setup the following is right
> now mainly an academic question for myself, but nevertheless it
> intrigues me. I'm not sure if it has been discussed already, but a
> serach showed no reference to it.
> 
> Being an irregular visitor of this group only recently learned about
> Pauls new work on the 3MK setup for the 1800. An intriguing
> innovation, but it triggered immediately the link to Paul's earlier
> 4K+ approach. So why not have the following setup:
> - 2x MK
> - 2x PK
> - LK or LLK
> - LM
> - LC
> - glop
> 
> This seems to me, at least theoretically, the best of both worlds:
> - use of standard, non-blended inks
> - black only: cheap, undiluted ink, on matte paper 4 jets (2MK +
> 2PK) firing in most of the density range to avoid banding (except
> for the deepast black, where PK is no dense enough)
> - compatible with glossy papers
> - ability to tone warm, cool and selenium
> 
> Am I overlooking something here?
> 
> Joost

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