Digital BW, The Print

Hi John,


> Paul will this inkset work for neutral prints on glossy 
> fiber media with 6 channel Epson machines?

Eboni will not stick to the FB glossies.  Sprays do work however.  For 
example, on Ilford Gold Silk Eboni-6 makes a very interesting warm 
print with a maximum Lab B of a bit over 9, and a dmax of 2.2 after 
being sprayed.  Unlike the straight Eboni in the 1800 3-MK approach, 
the dilute Eboni is very warm on glossy FB types of papers.

> In other words, does it incorporate a 
> glop channel and enough ks to achieve smooth tonal rendition?

There is no Glop channel in the normal setup.  I can't be sure whether 
it would even work.  On a modern printer 5 channels is more than 
enough.  Whether a channel of glop will nail down the Eboni sufficintly 
and will be compatible is uncertain.  

The main thing that held this project up is the MIS (and supplier's) 
concern that the base I found that worked so well here is not 
compatible with UltraChrome inks.  They are worried about people 
combining the diluted Eboni with UC inks.  So they wanted me to use 
some other bases that simply didn't do the job from my perspective.  (I 
think my progress with the home brew base may have changed their minds.)

I have not received a sufficient response from the supplier to know if 
this incompatibility extends to the MIS UT inks and glop.  The only 
clear answers I have is that the base is compatible with Eboni (which I 
know from my own testing) and it's not compatible with UC inks -- not 
even on the parking pad (reminds me of the Eboni-dye problems that 
occured with the 1280).

I might pull a cart in the 220 and give Glop a try.

Paul
www.PaulRoark.com