Digital BW, The Print

On 12/06/2012 04:53 PM, Paul Roark wrote:
> Ernest,
>
> Do you know if the dyes used in the old Epson wide format printers was the
> same as the Claria?  I rather guessed it was the old style 1280 class of
> dyes.
>
> I know dyes, in general, work in the 4000.  I had a B&W dye inkset in it
> for some time with no problems at all.  One issue I have with the K2 ink
> setup is whether to simply dilute the Noritsu K to make an LK or whether to
> add color dyes as needed to make it more like the original K2 LK.  I'm
> inclined to try the straight dilute Noritsu K first.  It's easier, does not
> risk some incompatibility, and will cross over into the Noritsu K without
> having a change in the hue complicate the profiling.
>
> We'll see what happens.
>
> Paul


The old version like available in the 1280 and the 10000 dye version 
too. So the one that created the magenta plague as the Cyan went belly 
up in the presence of ozone. I do not know how much they differ spectrally.

You know the best routes for mixing. I consider the above a stream of 
consciousness more than raising a question :-)


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Met vriendelijke groet, Ernst Dinkla

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