Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "pr_roark" 

> > 2) In a 1.5pl printer does a K3 setup (MK+LK+LLK) make any 
> > sense or is that overdone and would a K2 setup perform 
> > equally well in practice?
> 
> It's a trade-off.  The LK is light enough that the vast majority of users will think it is very smooth.  However, the addition of an LLK density ink can make the print smoother, but few would ever see any difference.  I use PK BO for my brochures, and I doubt anyone (perhaps aside from people on this forum) would ever notice the tiny dots.  
> 
> There are trade-offs: more inks can give more smoothness, but one loses the spots for other uses and there may be more artifacts on glossy papers.
> 
> > 3) Again in a 1.5pl printer, what would be preferable: 
> > MK+LK or MK+LLK?If I look to your comments on the 
> > 1400-NC3 approach, I would expect MK+LLK.
> 
> I think in terms of smoothness, the MK-LK might be very good, but MK-LLK would also work fine.  In the NC2, I used LK (in part due to the HP-PK being available in Lk and that costing less per print than if someone used HP LLK).

Thanks again Paul. From your reply it's obvious that I just should start with installing the complete UT3D ink set and run some experiments with QTR using different ink combinations and see for myself. I plan to do so. Simmer holiday is coming up, so I do not know when (still have to be the 285), but I'll keep you posted on my findings. 
 
> Hope this helps.

Sure it does!!

Joost