Digital BW, The Print

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> ... generic C-6 base without Photo-Flo ...with 50% Eboni ink. ...
> 
> I now use 2MK channels and one 50%Eboni-50%C6 base channel. 
> I used the curve that starts earliest for the diluted ink channel.
> 
> Assuming this 50-50 diluted mix is working and stable, is 
> it the best way to use it to gain smoother prints? 
> I do not really notice any differences as it is setup now.


The 50% Eboni ink is going to be almost as dark as the 100%.  The 
dilution to density curve is very non-linear.

I'm more interested in using the lightest ink -- Eboni-6 Y -- as the 
main ink in addition to Eboni.  With the 1400 (another 1.5 pl 
dropplet printer) Eb6 Y used heavily and exclusively at first allows 
me to reduce the 50% Lab B on Premier Art Smooth BW from about 2 with 
the full Eb6 inkset and the Epson driver set to Color Controls, to 
less than 1.  For a given density or Lab L on the paper, the inks 
print cooler as they get more dilute after the M or LK dilutions.  
So, by using the lightest ink, I can produce not only a very smooth 
print but also one that is less warm than where the full inkset is 
used.

Paul  
www.PaulRoark.com