Digital BW, The Print

Thanks Mike for the clarification (I got a bit lost myself...). That sooths my mind. HPPK 100% still the way to go. (By the way, my reasoning for considering 100% MIS PK was that in deep shadows color tends be relatively less important)

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Michael King <drmrking@...> wrote:
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> So I've lost track of this thread a little, but just to be clear on HPPK
> dmax -
> on Glossy HPPK dmax is spectacular with 5% Glop overcoat I get below L*=2 on
> Epson Trad and IGFS.
> BUT if you increase Glop much over 5%, dmax starts to reduce dramatically
> and ultimately you can see a white haze on the shadows.
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> Also Joost MIS PK as you know is warm, HPPK is neutralish. They are very
> different beasts.
> You could cool down MIS PK with Cyan but that Cyan would be you achilles
> heel in terms of fading.
> 
> Mike
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> On matte HPPK is about 50% density of Eboni.
> 
> Mike
> 
> On 11 February 2010 10:57, horstenj <j.h.j.h@...> wrote:
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> > --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com<DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint%40yahoogroups.com>,
> > "santonov2you" <drumscanner@> wrote:
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> > > From the other side, I think that UT7 C adds a lot to this DMax that I am
> > getting, my printer produces lousy DMax with undiluted HKPK.
> >
> > The open, but highly relevant, question for me is if the lousy Dmax comes
> > from the microbanding you mentioned or that this happens because the HP PK
> > is just not designed for use in an Epson. Does anyone else have experience?
> >
> > Actually, originally I was considering to use MIS PK iso undiluted HP PK
> > for cost reasons: I still have MIS PK in stock and in the HP 70 cartridges
> > HP PK was more expensive. I dropped that idea as in HP 91 cartridges HP PK
> > is much cheaper. But your experience could bring that idea back on the
> > table.
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> > I only just subcribed to the Aardenburg database, so have not yet had to
> > opportunity to delve in the data: Is MIS PK worse than HP PK in terms of
> > longevity?
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> > Joost
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