Digital BW, The Print

Search the archives for Lyson Quads or Small Gamut. Comments there. 
Not good. Horrible metamerism. Avoid in my opinion.

j


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Richard 
Smallfield <r.smallfield@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Greg,
> here's the Lyson page for the Quad Black ink:
> http://www.lyson.com/photo/product_details.asp?id=3
> 
> Is there anyone with experience who can comment on this inkset?
> 
> Richard
> 
> At 08:45 a.m. Monday 9/02/2009, you wrote:
> 
> >Greg wrote:
> >> I've been out of the loop for a while, just wondering if there 
has
> >> been any improvement on the dye ink front. 
> >
> >Wouldn't it be nice to have a monochrome dye ink set? Solve all 
our 
> >problems but one -- longevity. But supposedly you can get a pretty 
long 
> >lived dye -- we should be able to beat the dyes in C prints for 
example 
> >since that technology is so old. It sure would solve the matte / 
glossy 
> >dilemma too -- excellent Dmax on either paper without changing 
inks. 
> >Eliminate the need for GLOP. Improved surface properties like 
scuff 
> >resistance. Less clogging. All that.
> >
> >So... where *are* the monochrome dye inks? Or the full color dye 
inks? 
> >Should solve the dark gamut width problems too, along with the 
other 
> >advantages listed above.
> 
> --
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> 
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