Digital BW, The Print

Hello,

I need help making sure I'm doing the right thing (done as much searching archives as I can 
stand). Here is where I'm at:

Epson 2200
Piezography NT7 inks
Harrington RIP

I'm looking for a semi-gloss with a high D-Max and clean whites. Not sure if I'm for or 
against a brightener. I'll be selling these unmounted so I'd like a thicker paper.

Thoughts? Warnings?

--Darin

Darin

I use the NK-7 inks in an R800.  I am fairly sure that they cannot print on
glossy (or semi glossy) papers.  They do however produce wonderful prints on
Hahnemuhle Photo Rag Satin which, whilst not semi gloss by any measure, does
have a lovely "sheen" to it.  I suspect that this is as close as you can get
to glossy with these inks.  No doubt someone more knowledgeable than me will
chip in with a definitive answer for you.

David

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  Hello,

  I need help making sure I'm doing the right thing (done as much searching
archives as I can
  stand). Here is where I'm at:

  Epson 2200
  Piezography NT7 inks
  Harrington RIP

  I'm looking for a semi-gloss with a high D-Max and clean whites. Not sure
if I'm for or
  against a brightener. I'll be selling these unmounted so I'd like a
thicker paper.

  Thoughts? Warnings?

  --Darin



  


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That is correct. The pigment load is very high in the PiezoTone K6 and
K7 inkset and will not take on ANY glossy fiber or rc media. We've
tried it a number of ways. Personally I don't think it is even desirable.

As one who has used the Epson solution since the very beginning with
rips like QTR as well as the newer improved Ultrachrome K3 set and the
ABM driver, there is nothing as beautiful and smooth as the latest
version of PiezoTone. This is a very 3 dimensional rendition when
properly linearized and used on high end rag media like Hahnemuhle.
All this is provided you are starting with a superior file in the
first place. That is a big factor. I've been doing monochrome prints
every week for say, 25 years and the smooth richness of the black
density and tonal seperation is astounding. I'm not sure this is even
measureable with a mechanical device like a spectrometer but it is
there for your eyes to see. To me the Epson K3 when printed on papers
like Innova Gloss or Silver Rag are nice but don't come close to
PiezoTone K6 on a good matte paper for the optical depth. 

John 




--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "David Whistance"
<david.whistance@...> wrote:
>
> Darin
> 
> I use the NK-7 inks in an R800.  I am fairly sure that they cannot
print on
> glossy (or semi glossy) papers.  They do however produce wonderful
prints on
> Hahnemuhle Photo Rag Satin which, whilst not semi gloss by any
measure, does
> have a lovely "sheen" to it.  I suspect that this is as close as you
can get
> to glossy with these inks.  No doubt someone more knowledgeable than
me will
> chip in with a definitive answer for you.
> 
> David
> 
>   -----Original Message-----
>   From: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of
> darinb20855
>   Sent: 18 September 2006 06:11
>   To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
>   Subject: [Digital BW] Help get me started...
> 
> 
>   Hello,
> 
>   I need help making sure I'm doing the right thing (done as much
searching
> archives as I can
>   stand). Here is where I'm at:
> 
>   Epson 2200
>   Piezography NT7 inks
>   Harrington RIP
> 
>   I'm looking for a semi-gloss with a high D-Max and clean whites.
Not sure

> if I'm for or
>   against a brightener. I'll be selling these unmounted so I'd like a
> thicker paper.
> 
>   Thoughts? Warnings?
> 
>   --Darin
> 
> 
> 
>   
> 
> 
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>

Thanks for your advice--no doubt I'll have a few questions as I move forward...

Thansk again,

--Darin