Digital BW, The Print

Good morning,

I am using an epson r2400 with the k4 inkset. Recently I got a few
sample packs that include glossy papers. I don't usually use glossy
due to bad past experiences - after a few months in the very humid
environment here in Puerto Rico my glossy prints became a complete
disaster, while my matte prints are doing very well after several
years.   However, after using photo rag and seeing the the effect of a
higher dmax, I would like to do some tests on glossy. 

My question is: is it a good idea to use an epson K3 photo-black
cartdridge together with the K4's to do some test prints? I have one
laying around that I would like to use.

Thanks,

Manuel

Manuel,

 

You'll probably find the Epson K3 PK has a better dmax than the MIS PK.  I
think it makes a very good ink with the MIS inks in the other positions.  On
some older printers this would sometimes cause some roughness in the
transition between the midtone and black inks, but this does not appear to
be a problem with the 2400 as far as I can tell.

 

Paul

www.PaulRoark.com <http://www.paulroark.com/>  

 

 

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From: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Manuel
Toledo Quinones
Sent: Saturday, October 07, 2006 4:48 AM
To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Digital BW] epson PK with mis k4

 

Good morning,

I am using an epson r2400 with the k4 inkset. Recently I got a few
sample packs that include glossy papers. I don't usually use glossy
due to bad past experiences - after a few months in the very humid
environment here in Puerto Rico my glossy prints became a complete
disaster, while my matte prints are doing very well after several
years. However, after using photo rag and seeing the the effect of a
higher dmax, I would like to do some tests on glossy. 

My question is: is it a good idea to use an epson K3 photo-black
cartdridge together with the K4's to do some test prints? I have one
laying around that I would like to use.

Thanks,

Manuel

 



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Thanks very much Paul! I will give it a try and report back to the
group, in case someone else want to do the same.

Manuel

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Roark"
<paul.roark@...> wrote:
>
> Manuel,
> 
>  
> 
> You'll probably find the Epson K3 PK has a better dmax than the MIS
PK.  I
> think it makes a very good ink with the MIS inks in the other
positions.  On
> some older printers this would sometimes cause some roughness in the
> transition between the midtone and black inks, but this does not
appear to
> be a problem with the 2400 as far as I can tell.
> 
>  
> 
> Paul
> 
> www.PaulRoark.com <http://www.paulroark.com/>  
> 
>  
> 
>  
> 
>   _____  
> 
> From: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of
Manuel

> Toledo Quinones
> Sent: Saturday, October 07, 2006 4:48 AM
> To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [Digital BW] epson PK with mis k4
> 
>  
> 
> Good morning,
> 
> I am using an epson r2400 with the k4 inkset. Recently I got a few
> sample packs that include glossy papers. I don't usually use glossy
> due to bad past experiences - after a few months in the very humid
> environment here in Puerto Rico my glossy prints became a complete
> disaster, while my matte prints are doing very well after several
> years. However, after using photo rag and seeing the the effect of a
> higher dmax, I would like to do some tests on glossy. 
> 
> My question is: is it a good idea to use an epson K3 photo-black
> cartdridge together with the K4's to do some test prints? I have one
> laying around that I would like to use.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Manuel
> 
>  
> 
> 
> 
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>

For the record, I tried this ink combination on several gloss, luster
and semic-gloss papers from Red Rivers. The prints look very good.