Digital BW, The Print

On 14/07/09 8:40 PM, "john dean" <deanwork2003@...> wrote:

>  "The monochromatic ink sets use one or more black inks and various weights of
> gray. The cartridges or tanks in the printer are replaced with these new ones,
> and specialized software is installed in the computer to build print tones
> that match the monitor display. One of the pioneers in the development of
> these black and white ink sets - Jon Cone - even developed new software that
> lets the inkjet put down a diffuse dot, producing a print that looks truly
> tonal,even under the magnifying glass. A fine print made with these inks and
> that dot structure is as rich in grays as anything silver produced in the long
> history of chemical photography".

I've been running a dual - 4 ink (common black) version of Jon's K7 inks for
a few years and rolling my own QTR profiles. I recently switched back to the
full set of 7 (Special Edition) and had Jon's team build the profiles.

To say I'm very pleased is an understatement. My prints have a new
smoothness and fidelity. Some of this is due to using 7 inks again. However,
Jon's profiles are truly outstanding.

To compare apples to apples, I built a set of QTR profiles, the best I've
done to-date, for the new inks. John's profiles take things to a new level.
Very smooth and linear.

I'm glad to see the recognition. Congratulations Jon.

Terry.