I think it's definitely the case the ABW is firing all colors - to make the OEM inkset smoother, I assume. ; It is a different way of doing that compared to the "color" mode, however. It's interesting that whatever strategy they took works for a monotone inkset. I'm just taking a guess that they are using way more of the smaller drops and light inks.
Paul,
Well, smaller drops of lighter inks placed more closely together could explain some of this behavior, I suppose. All I know is that I want to decide what inks get placed on my prints, not Epson.
I wish these companies would have an epiphany and realize that when they need a photographer for consultation, the guy to go to is not some jackass in a NY studio shouting \u201cgreat, that’s great, give me more", while dancing around some anorexic model making silly faces.
There was a time when they would consult people like Ansel Adams. Now they go to Peewee Herman.
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