Digital BW, The Print

Think of the 1400 as a glossy color printer; that's it's specialty,  
and doesn't involve thick stock. It's the pigment printers that get  
used for fine art media and for B&W, and need more thickness range.

C. D. Tobie
WW Product Technology Mngr.
Digital Imaging & Home Theater
DataColor.com
CDTobie@...

On Aug 24, 2008, at 3:42 PM, "m_misiaszek" <m_misiaszek@yahoo.com>  
wrote:

> Just be careful with the thickness of the paper you decide on. The
> 1400 seems to take thinner paper than other printers. On
> bhphotovideocom it shows max thickness at 11.8 mi. On that site it
> also shows thickness for the papers it sells under "specifications"
> ~Mary
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "brouwerkent"
> <philip@...> wrote:
>>
>> I have been thinking of buying a 1400 and dedicating it to printing
> on Lustre papers, ie
>> Ilford Gold Fibre and the like.
>>
>> Since I am starting from scratch if I make up an ink set, I am
> wondering if PKN would a
>> suitable ink as a most neutral starting point for my black.  And I
> am wondering if PKN
>> would be similarly neutral when diluted for at least 3 other
> positions.   I would use Glop as
>> the dilution mixer to minimize the gloss differential.
>>
>>  I note with interest the idea of using Eboni in all different
> dilutions, and so am wondering
>> if Paul or others have tried diluting PKN for lustre papers.  I
> know it is a nice cool neutral
>> as a black.
>>
>> Any thoughts on an ideal Lustre B&W ink set.
>>
>> ---
>>
>> Regarding Glop, I have used it in the mix of lighter inks with some
> success on a 2200.
>> But I have never completely eliminated gloss differential on the
> pure white areas in an
>> image.  I note that HP Z3100 series has a Glop channel and looking
> at prints from that
>> machine, gloss differential is entirely gone.
>>
>> Using QTR, is  a reversed curve with the Glop channel the right
> idea...so that it lays down
>> more glop on highlights including the paper white areas.  Has
> anyone experimented with
>> making Glop curves.  The only issue I see with doing this is not
> really knowing if the ink
>> channel is working, since it would be impossible to see a nozzle
> check.  Ideas, anyone????
>>
>> Thanks in advance.
>>
>> Phil
>>
>
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