Digital BW, The Print

Hey Everyone;

Does anyone know what the status of the MIS ultra-tone inks are? On the 
MIS web site they are still listed as "experimental" and only available 
in bottles. I would like to buy a set in carts to give them a try.

I did make some nice prints with the VM set...printing mostly with the 
medium warm and warm curves. However, after these prints where exposed 
to indirect light for a short time they warmed to great degree... much 
MUCH greater then the moderate increments of the medium warm -vs- the 
warm curve. For me that does not make this inkset usable. I have heard 
that when printing with the more neutral curves or cool curves the 
prints do not warm much.

-Jeff

Jeff,

>Does anyone know what the status of the MIS ultra-tone inks are? On the
>MIS web site they are still listed as "experimental" and only available
>in bottles. I would like to buy a set in carts to give them a try.

I don't know when MIS will be loading carts.  I use the Ultra Tone (UT) inks
regularly.  Most of my show was done with them.  I think they are far better
than the old vm inkset.

>I did make some nice prints with the VM set...printing mostly with the
>medium warm and warm curves. However, after these prints where exposed
>to indirect light for a short time they warmed to great degree...

I stopped using the standard vm inks quite a while ago.  I agree that the
warming makes the older pigmented inks unattractive.  Most of that warming
appears to have been dye burning off.  This appears to have come from the
old quad black from which the midtones were mixed.

The new UT inkset does not have any dyes in it, according to the supplier of
the base inks and my fade tests.  As such, it does not warm like the old vm
inkset.  Carbon does slowly warm, but very slightly compared to the older
inks.

So, I think you'll be happy with the UT inks, but I just don't know when MIS
will start to put them into carts.

Paul
http://www.PaulRoark.com