Digital BW, The Print

IMO we should confine our discussions closely to the forum's theme
(B&W Prints) because we are virtually *all* recipients of political
info in more appropriate ways. 

And after all, we do have more important political concerns, if
instead we do agree to ruin the forum: for example, should B&WtheP
feel free to discuss Mad Cow, Bird Flu, Texans, New Englanders, and
every other plague that afflicts us?  I'd vote no. 

But I do have an Black Only inkjet impression/observation and I hope
for some comment: 

Epson OEM pigments for my 2200 seem cooler than they used to
be...virtually neutral in Black Only. 

Can anyone else confirm? I'm seeing neutral blacks on Moab Kayenta
(whiter than EEM) and in Costco's Kirkland (similar to Moab Kokopelli,
both of which are very bright white and suffer very little bronzing
with Black Only). 

I don't use EEM...do the current/recent Epson OEM pigments still look
warmon EEM? Maybe my good results have to do with superior paper paper?

Hello Djon,

>Epson OEM pigments for my 2200 seem cooler than they used to
>be...virtually neutral in Black Only. 
> 
>Can anyone else confirm? I'm seeing neutral blacks on Moab Kayenta...

It may be just the different papers.  Kayenta renders carbon ink the
coldest of any paper I've tested.  It's my first choice in BO printing
when I want a truly neutral print.  This difference in papers is one
of the main principles of BO printing - we can get a wide range of
print tones with a single ink, just by choosing different papers.

The "Paper chase" article (#5 at the link below) lists the relative
ink tones for each paper, using Eboni BO.  Epson MK will be the same,
just a tad warmer than Eboni.  I doubt that Epson has changed the formula.


Regards,
Clayton


Info on black and white digital printing at    
http://www.cjcom.net/digiprnarts.htm