Digital BW, The Print

"brouwerkent" <philip@...> wrote:

 
> I have been happily printing on 1400 combined with Ilford 
> Gold Fibre.  I made a modified set using some of the MIS 
> 1400 inks.  I am using the MIS UT14 Cyan, UT14 Light Cyan, 
> 1/2 LC-1/2Glop for my cool.  For the warm toner I am using 
> MIS K4 PK & K4 LK.  Last position 
> is Glop.  Using QTR and getting very nice results..
 
> I am running low on the Cyan inks and am wondering if you 
> are now recommending the HP PK over the MIS 1400 Cyan inks.

No, the MIS UT14 inks are fine in the 1400.  I would recommend you 
stick with them.

> Also, I have read your about the user built base.  I am 
> wondering if there is a recipe for user made Glop?

Not that I am aware of.

> ... I gather the HP inks may have an inherently better 
> way of dealing with gloss differential.

I'm not sure of that.  The HP PK black only I tried had rather low 
refective artifacts, but that is probably due to the black only 
printing method.  The dilute HP inks seem to have the usual amounts 
of reflective artifacts.


> ... wondering if I should just stay with what is working or 
> are you perceiving the HP as a superior system.  ...

I suspect that the HP pigments offer some benefits in some 
circumstances, but it's really too early for me to recommend them in 
the way I'm using them.  It's definitely experimental.  If you have a 
system that is working for you, I'd stick with it.

Paul
www.PaulRoark.com