Digital BW, The Print

Ben,

I bought extras from MIS and I'm hoping I'll be able to get by  
reusing those or if necessary, switch to a CIS.

Carl

On Dec 7, 2007, at 7:01 PM, bjshazam wrote:

> Carl:
>
> Many thanks.  That makes perfect sense.
>
> Follow-up question:  With MIS ceasing sale of spongless blank
> cartridges, any idea where one might find them?
>
> Best,
> Ben
>
>
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Carl Schofield
> <list@...> wrote:
>>
>> Ben,
>>
>> I use MIS empty carts.  The ink assignments are given in the
> header
>> of each curve txt file, but you can rearrange any way you wish.  I
> am
>> currently using Eboni in the PK, MK, Y slots, PKN in the C, R, B
>> slots and glop in the glop position.  M has the RCNTL dark gray
> in
>> case I want to do a partitioned 2K profile, but since I haven't
> used
>> it I'll probably just put cleaning fluid there.  When you make
> these
>> ink position changes you must of course edit the profiles
> accordingly
>> and re-load.
>>
>> Carl
>>
>> On Dec 7, 2007, at 3:42 PM, bjshazam wrote:
>>
>>> Carl:
>>>
>>> I am curious about your use of the neutral MIS inks for glossy
> B&W
>>> prints, based on Paul Roark's 3MK process.  Do you use continuous
>>> flow, or blank cartridges filled with the RC-NTL-4-PKN ink?
>>>
>>> Also, since Paul's process calls for an eboni cartridge in the
> glop
>>> slot, how do you account for that, if you want to use both the
> 3MK
>>> and 3PK sets on the same r1800?  Is it simply a matter of
> changing
>>> the cartridge assignments in QTRIP, or something more difficult
> (or
>>> even possible at all)?
>>>
>>> Or, have all of these questions been answered in another post
> that I
>>> have missed.
>>>
>>> Thanks much,
>>> Ben
>>>
>>>
>>> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Carl
>>> Schofield" <list@> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Additional curve files for fiber papers and icc profiles have
> been
>>> added to the file archive
>>>> at the link below.  Curve, create-icc, and .quad files for
>>> printing with MIS PK
>>>> Neutral ink on Microceramic Luster, Red River Ultrasatin Pro
> 2.0,
>>> Innova
>>>> Semimatte Fiber, and Harmon Gloss FB Al in the Epson R1800
>>> printer. Read curve
>>>> file headers for ink positions and print at 2880,
> unidirectional.
>>>> http://homepage.mac.com/scho/.Public/R1800_3PKN.zip
>>>>
>>>> --- 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
>>>>>
>>>>
>>