Digital BW, The Print

Paul's black ink only test misled me yesterday. I am not saying that
Paul did this test to cast a doubt on the new PiezoTone inks. But I
thought after seeing it that MIS-FS inks would not fade warm. However,
the new tests which use all four inks that Antonis posted today tell
another picture completely different from Paul's test. If I want to
test drive a car I want all four tires, not just one. If I am
interested in comparison of prints made with one quadblack inkset to
prints made with another quadblack inkset then I want to see all inks,
not just black. 


These are more representative to me - click to see for yourself:

A print made with MIS-FS inks fades warm and looks lighter
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DigitalBlackandWhite
ThePrint/files/Ink%20Sets/PiezoTones/PiezoTone%20v
s%20MIS-FS/misfs-lg.jpg

A print made with PiezoTone inks will not fade warm
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DigitalBlackandWhite
ThePrint/files/Ink%20Sets/PiezoTones/PiezoTone%20v
s%20MIS-FS/piezotone-lg.jpg

The new tests are conducted with a Xenon which is a standard. You see
this everywhere there is accountability, so I know it is designed in
fairness. Companies which provide this type of professional testing do
so that they can be non-objective.

Paul admited to us earlier on the list that the MIS-FS ink, like all
the quad blacks, warmed noticeably. Therefore this new PiezoTone
inkset is a great improvement because it does not warm. It is a new
invention and I subscribe to this list to find out this information. I
am glad I read list this morning too. 


-della

To: Julian Thomas

>well, they were on semimatte!

What sort of semimatte paper did you use? ...and would you recommend it compared to Hahnemuhle Photo Rag? With Piezo inks? Can it be used with MIS-FSN?

-MItch/Bangkok