Digital BW, The Print

Paul,
I'm using 1400. Probably for 1800 3K makes more sense.
Now I want to try to cool off Eb6, I saw your advice to try LC from UT14, I'll get it today. I'll try to use it as toner in QTR.
From what you are saying I understand that this ink has colorant in it which makes it cool, is it right?
Eboni-6 is close to neutral in dark prints, but for dark prints I like  BO, with increased luminosity it looks better and also cooler than EB6, probably because it doesn't use diluted inks that are very warm.

Is your Eboni 1400 set with HP PK has less colorants?

I understand that I could get neutral look with certain papers but I don't like to exchange colorants for OBA.

Is Piezography K6 less or more neutral than Eboni6? Do they use colorants?

Thank you,
Jacob
http://www.photo3dart.com

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "pr_roark" <pr_roark@...> wrote:
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> "Jacob" <flashinet@> wrote:
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> > Since I've started to learn monochrome printing I'm trying to figure out the best set of inks. I put results of my experiments in article in my blog http://photo3dart.com/wordpress/?p=334
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> I think you've basically got it.  You don't mention what printer you're using, and the results will differ with different generations of printer.  The 1400 and other 1.5 picoliter drop drop printers are acceptably smooth with black only printing for many people and types of images.
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> Note that the 3-MK workflow of the 1800 used 3 mostly because the 1800 is subject to microbanding with less.
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> The full hextone monotone printers, also known as K6 or the like, are the smoothest, whether it's the Eboni-6 or Piezo/K6 from Jon Cone.  
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> However, one category of inkset that you might also want to explore is the variable tone inksets.  The UT14 for the 1400 is one.  These inksets are made to be very flexible, printing on matte or glossy paper, neutral-cool or carbon-warm without changing any inks.  Any inkset that is neutral or cool does, however, have color ink mixed in with the carbon.
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> The Eboni-6 inkset is the more neutral inkset that uses 100% carbon as far as I know.
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> Good luck with your B&W.
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> Paul
> www.PaulRoark.com
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